In KwaShange and in other areas affected by political violence in the Natal Midlands, the vast majority of young men who were born during the political violence are between 23 and 26 years of age at the time of writing. There is also a sizeable group of those who were ‘heroes’ in the Vulindlela conflict. For these young men, trauma is not 'post', but rather 'current', and part of their everyday life
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In the police cells, we would spend the time polishing police boots, or washing police vans and cars. Sometimes we just sat doing nothing. But for some, it was the time to receive political education (umrabulo) from the older comrades, sing struggle songs, chant slogans and listen to poetry.
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