Word: khumalo
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...Desmond Tutu published an open letter condemning the violence, while Botswana, one of several of Zimbabwe's neighbors now caring for the heavy influx of refugees who have fled the violence and poverty, lodged an official protest with the regime over its conduct. On a visit to Zimbabwe, Marwick Khumalo, the head of an African parliamentarians' observer mission, said he had received "horrendous stories" of cruelty related to the elections. "Violence is at the top of the agenda of this electoral process," said Khumalo in Harare, adding he would not be able to endorse the process if it continued...
...garden, and the acrid smell of coal fires in the early-morning air are evidence of a far different reality. Last week the people of Daveyton braced themselves for what seemed an almost inevitable confrontation with security forces. The township was preparing to bury Egnes Mbongani, 18, and Elizabeth Khumalo, 16, two girls shot and killed in a demonstration. They were victims, and thus they had become symbols of the unrest that has swept across South Africa...
...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, "In trying to maintain unreasonable laws, you were reasonable and well behaved today, and I want to thank you for that...
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 of force since the emergency began, police and army units were on hand to prevent any such move. But the mood of the crowd was to march...
Suddenly a red Toyota drew up near the tent and out stepped the familiar figure of Bishop Desmond Tutu. In purple cassock and silver pectoral cross, he strode into the tent and took his place. The silver-handled coffin of Elizabeth Khumalo was brought in, and the family, wrapped in blankets, sat on the ground in front of the bishop. The tent was jam-packed, and the crowd spilled out onto the street...