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When President F.W. de Klerk lifted emergency rule last June, he left the security regulations intact in the province of Natal, where fighting between the followers of the Zulu political movement Inkatha and the African National Congress has claimed 4,000 lives since 1986. Last week De Klerk freed Natal from the restrictions, thus removing a major obstacle to negotiations with the A.N.C. over a new constitution. Though violence still flares occasionally in Natal, the province has grown calmer since De Klerk dispatched additional troops there in April...
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...