Inside Story

Inside Story· Season 9 · Episode 5

South Africa's Killing Ground

S09E05·May 9, 1990·BBC One

Three thousand people have been killed in the Natal province of South Africa during the last three years in a bitter struggle for black political power. The fighting between the African National Congress and Inkatha, Chief Buthelezi's political organisation, threatens to destroy any prospect of peaceful change in South Africa. Using the emotional testimony of people caught up in the conflict, this film reveals a systematic campaign of violence by Inkatha, supported by the South African police.

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