South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections
KwaZulu means “place of the Zulus”, and has a long history of violence – from the 19th Century wars
KwaZulu means “place of the Zulus”, and has a long history of violence – from the 19th Century wars of King Shaka, the struggle against the British Empire, then against apartheid, and the conflict between political parties that threatened to derail South Africa’s transition to democracy in the 1990s.