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Special Report Transcript Episode 17, Section 3, Time 16:21

During August 1985 the townships around Durban were in flames. Umlazi was no exception. Here, on the night of 8 August in the Umlazi Cinema a memorial service was held for Victoria Mxenge. A human rights lawyer and community leader, she was loved and respected until she was shot and hacked to death by four unknown men outside her house a week before. David Gasa knew Victoria and her husband, Griffiths well.

Notes: Umlazi (photos from 1985); Photo: Victoria Mxenge; Mxenge home

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