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...violence that threatened to overwhelm the process early in the week had largely subsided by Thursday, as government police announced the arrest of more than 30 white supremacists charged with 21 bombing deaths. Voting was extended to a fourth day in six rural areas, including the Zulu stronghold in Natal province. "It's like the birth of a baby," exulted Linda Khaba, a local magistrate. "Problems, anxiety...
Political violence related to demands by some Zulus for a sovereign state in South Africa's Natal province continued to mount, with the death toll reaching . 125 for the past week. Two weeks remain before the country's all-race election, but in a Friday summit, President F.W. de Klerk and African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela failed to persuade Zulu leaders to drop their election boycott...
With the declaration of emergency, De Klerk has put Buthelezi on the road to political oblivion. The Zulu leader cannot win if he openly defies the security forces, and his refusal to contest the elections hands the A.N.C. a victory, even in Natal, and a bigger majority nationally. When the new constitution goes into effect at the end of this month there will be no KwaZulu and no chief minister. Buthelezi may well end up with many angry supporters, but as a man without a country...
...Natal's Emergency...
South African President F.W. de Klerk declared a state of emergency in Natal province as his government headed for what may be a violent showdown with Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who continues to threaten a boycott of the April 26-28 elections and to hold out for autonomy from the national government. Rival African National Congress head Nelson Mandela endorsed De Klerk's move. Earlier in the week, a march past A.N.C. headquarters in downtown Johannesburg by members of Buthelezi's Inkatha Freedom Party turned into one of the bloodiest battles in the city's history; on Saturday suspected Zulu...