Fighting between the ANC and Inkatha, and the police, claimed tens of thousands of lives. Even though the process toward democracy had begun many parties and communities in South Africa were unhappy with the way the negotiations were going. Violence escalated in the 1990-1994 period with more than 700 people dying violently in the first eight months of 1990. People were beginning to fear civil war.
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A woman walks to work during clashes in Tokoza May 22, 1993
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South African History Online. (2011, August 10). A woman walks to work during clashes in Tokoza May 22, 1993. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0067719
South African History Online (2011) 'A woman walks to work during clashes in Tokoza May 22, 1993', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0067719 (Accessed: 16 September 2026).
South African History Online, A woman walks to work during clashes in Tokoza May 22, 1993 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0067719, (accessed 16 September 2026).
"A woman walks to work during clashes in Tokoza May 22, 1993." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0067719. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "A woman walks to work during clashes in Tokoza May 22, 1993." South African History Online. August 10, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0067719.
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