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Word: kwamashu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Durban township last week, thousands of Indians fled as gangs of young blacks ransacked and burned shops and houses. In Umlazi township, police used tear gas and rubber bullets against mobs of rampaging youths who burned shops and schools. In KwaMashu, a gang attacked the home of a black policeman and set it ablaze. To frightened Indians, the scene was all too reminiscent of the riots of 1949, when 142 Indians lost their lives in clashes with Zulus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa: Gathering Hints of Change | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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