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Black funerals are not just family affairs but community occasions. In the current atmosphere they have become not only forums for black protest but, to much of the white establishment, symbols of disorder and subversion. Under the state of emergency, black South Africans are forbidden to march in funeral processions...
Near the tent that was to serve for the funeral service, crowds of youths had gathered. There was dancing, rhythmic chanting and waving of fists for imprisoned Black Leader Nelson Mandela. Stones were picked up, but none were thrown. Army weapons were held at the ready, but no shots were...
The funeral procession slowly made its way to the cemetery. There, amid more singing and chanting, Elizabeth Khumalo was buried, while in the distance, mounted security forces maintained their shadowy watch. By keeping order, they had done their job well. Even the bishop was pleased, and he told the colonel...
There was a steely politeness that heightened the tension. A service had already been held for Egnes Mbongani, but would the crowd of several hundred gathered for the funeral of Elizabeth Khumalo insist on marching from the tent to the cemetery only a few blocks away? In the largest display...
By then it was just after noon, the deadline set by the police for the completion of the funeral. Lieut. Colonel Gert Nel, the police commandant, warned the crowd over a loudspeaker, "You are acting against the law. You must disperse. When the convoy starts moving you must all be...