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Several arms caches have been discovered in Highfield and Harare by the newly formed PUTU (Police Urban Terrorism Unit), but a police captain admits that "we probably got only the tip of the iceberg. God knows how much stuff is squirreled away out there." Black feeling has grown more militant now that the talks between Smith and Nkomo have failed. "Nkomo gave it a good go," says a black shopkeeper in Highfield, "but now he's had it. Now we will have to fight one way or the other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RHODESIA: A Portrait in Black and White | 4/12/1976 | See Source »

...Zulus could tell Dr. Botha nothing about the child's origin, save her name. She could not speak a word of English and the Bothas could only communicate with her through their Zulu kitchen boy. Mavis, however, loved her soft mattress and liked salads better than the Zulu putu (porridge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Mavis & the Law | 9/28/1953 | See Source »

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