The Pretoria government gave
Buthelezi enough money to keep his fiefdom going, and
Buthelezi in turn doled it out to his own advantage.
Chief
Buthelezi, 80, was shown Zulu spears, clubs, necklaces and other belongings taken as trophies by British troops from the battlefields.
PARADE TRADITION Zulu leader, Chief
Buthelezi inspects the St David's Day parade by soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, at Lucknow Barracks.
It was thus expedient that Mbeki would offer the post of deputy president to Chief
Buthelezi in exchange for control of the restive Kwazulu Natal Province, but
Buthelezi declined.
Mangosuthu
Buthelezi, the home affairs minister and long-time leader of the Zulu nationalist Inkatha Freedom Party, was also heavily criticised.
"I believe that never again will a nation see in one man the realisation of every hope and dream as they did in President Nelson Mandela," political rival Chief Mangosuthu
Buthelezi said in a birthday message.
South African coach Clive Barker defended
Buthelezi's challenge saying: "It was over-enthusiastic, but not malicious."
Constand Viljoen of the Afrikaner Peoples' Front (A.V.F.) warns that South Africa is at "the brink of war"; Inkatha's Mangosuthu
Buthelezi states that if revolt is "the only option to lead my people through these dark waters, then it will be an option I follow." And two of the four "independent" homelands have made it clear they will not be forced into reincorporation.
Buthelezi (2-1) put up an admirable display to deny Une Artiste a debut success over fences in the Autumn Gala Novices' Limited Handicap Chase.