The violence during the 1990s stemmed from intensification in the levels of conflict and civil war in KwaZulu/Natal. While the province had been plagued for five years by a low-level civil conflict, conflict intensified dramatically in the 1990s. The Human Rights Committee (HRC) estimates that, between July 1990 and June 1993, an average of 101 people died per month in politically related incidents � a total of 3 653 deaths. In the period July 1993 to April 1994, conflict steadily intensified, so that by election month it was 2.5 times its previous levels

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1990 - KwaMakhutha, KZN

           A memory of Nelson Mandela campaign shortly after his release from prison

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During the #FeesMustFall student movement, a number of students were arrested due to various reasons but most commonly vandalism. Kanya Cekeshe, a WITS university student was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in December 2017 after pleading guilty to setting alight a police van. His lawyer says he is 'suffering from extreme mental health problems'. He was arrested in 2016 and pleaded guilty to setting alight a police van during Fees Must Fall protests.

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2015/6 - Recording Kanya Cekeshe's story #FeesMustFall(interview)

           Fees Must Fall changed the way we see society: Kanya Cekeshe

           Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa

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