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3/1/1983 - Zulu! Zulu! Power “prayers” demonstrate even in South Africa there is a way to speak out by Kendal B. Price

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5outh Africa attempting independent state Swaziland several thousand hectares nearly million predominantly Zulu 5outh African blacks On 8uthelezi speaks outrage people peopls being driven cattle auction being given together hectares South African territory foreign State Swaziland Chosen puppet State South Africa involving themselves dirty To comment entie stadium people stand shoutj Amandla Awathu Inguavumal Ikagwanei Power Power people Ingwavuma black power clenched salute The tempo meeting there another interuption diverts entire stadium attention Buthalezi First turns several hundred march through entrance stadium field They carry carved sticks chanting enter These hosteis hardened miners Able excrutiatingly mines thousands underground these carry distinction being toughest workers world Their fellow Zulus response arrival hostel overwhelming Not Buthelezi arrival brought thundezing cheers shouts whistles Only childhood memory inspired military parade America gives which grasp emotions To crowd these Zulu warriors A hundred fifty years could undefeated troops Shake Zulu Zuiu conquered larger Napolean Europe Today Zulus undefeated spirit defeated spine Buthelezi Inkatha The people stadium should fighting these Zulu nation Inkatha blackSouthAfrica ssoldiers Oeprivation labor shaped people respected perhaps feared It noteworthy there policemen entire stadium black traffic police Seeing finest makes possible tounderstand woman standing these When crowd settles Buthelezi launches other current issue government constitutional proposals completely exclude blacks participatiOn government The white package Consti tutional proposals based pinciple seeking destroy common South Africanism transcending ethnicity these Constitutional proposals allowed through 5outh Africa establ Confederation States Transkei 8ophuthatswana Vends Ciskei Apartheid Regime They their implement apartheid hands What however startling change policy repurcussions Washington D C If 9oveFnment constitution plans through strategy peamtul change If cannot resist these final apartheid plans government successfully flushed democratic opposition alternative violence uhateve In doubt about coittment statement While I approve violence would Rine workers support 8uthelezims criticism continued black eXclusion government President Reagan Republican senators presidential transport speak Buthelezi Prime Rinister Botha following South African press eported sense there white victims black victims current guerrilla warfare lcourlteI It statement eaffimation Buthelezi potentially powerful 5outh Africa uields dexterity which wields Chief Mangosuthu G Buthelezi Chairman South fican Black Alliance Pesident Inkatha Nat ional Cultural Liberation Movement Chief Minlste Kuazulu future Pmsonally I keeping those touglooking Zulu mines Received Hanover