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Article: TRIBAL WARS DISTRUST AND A STRUGGLE FOR POWER PIT SOUTH AFRICA'S BLACK ETHNIC GROUPS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- September 9, 1990
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Byline: Scott Kraft Los Angeles Times
Like most inhabitants of the vast, urban melting pot of Soweto, Wilson and Isabel Zitha have fond, if not particularly strong, emotional feelings about their ancient cultural heritages.
So when Zulus began battling Xhosas in the streets outside their modest home recently, Wilson, who is Xhosa, and Isabel, who is Zulu, looked on in stunned silence. And Isabel began to feel ashamed of her own roots.
"How can I say I am Zulu? People are starting to hate us," she said. "We try to tell them that not all Zulus are like that."
The recent outbreak of internecine fighting here has been a painful reminder ...