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President Thabo Mbeki's attempts to reform the system of traditional leaders to bring it into line with democracy are not universally popular. Traditional leaders are resisting, especially in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), which has more than 300 of them. They look to the former African National Congress Vice-President, Jacob Zuma, as their preserver. We hear that he has promised a review of the policy if he is elected the party's president....

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Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Mpiyezintombi Mzimela, Sydney Mufamadi, Roger Burrows, amakhosi

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