Word: natale
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Also distorted in the media is Inkatha, whose primary membership consists of Zulu speaking people in Natal. The Zulus are by far the largest "tribe" in South Africa, yet American reports consistently accuse this group of being manipulated by the white supremicist regime...
Just because the head of Inkatha, Chief Buthelezi, has come out against sanctions does not mean that he has been collaborating with the government. Instead, he represents an alternative political perspective based upon the effect of sanctions on his constituency. Many Inkatha members work in factories in Natal and stand to lose their jobs when foreign companies withdraw...
...past two months, more than 700 Black South Africans have died in the townships outside Johannesburg, in addition to hundreds of other fatalities in Natal. Why the violence if we are supposed to be on the road to peace...
...public. A minimum-wage worker with a car probably cannot afford insurance. If he gets in an accident, someone else ends up paying, and eventually everyone's premiums rise. Likewise, babies of women who delay seeking adequate prenatal care are at high risk for birth defects and neo- natal trouble. This in turn drives doctors' insurance premiums up and makes for higher medical costs later on. Children who leave school early to help support the family have much less chance of climbing out of the minimal life themselves...
...danger is that A.N.C. supporters may ignite even more trouble in Natal, where local leaders had argued against suspending the armed struggle. That would invite De Klerk to charge the A.N.C. with violating the spirit of the Pretoria Minute, in which the A.N.C. cease-fire was announced, and threaten to put the peace process on hold. As an A.N.C. leader conceded last week, "There probably won't be real negotiations until the war is over in Natal." But with their compromise in Pretoria, both sides have probably gone too far now for either to turn back...