Special Report Transcript Episode 8, Section 6, Time 30:36

Not far from Worcester is the town of Ashton where most people depend on seasonal work on farms and the canning factories for a living. In the late eighties vigilantes called Amasolomzi took control of Zulani township. It all started when a group of parents decided that their children should be disciplined. // Dit was nie ‘n goeie idea op daai tyd nie. My plan was dat hulle moet terugstaan en los die kinders dat ons kan sien waar gaan die ding van die kinders na toe. Want die kinders het dit die eerste dag duidelik gese. Die ding is niks te doen met ons nie. Hulle baklei vir hulle toekoms. Ons moes maar net teruggebly het en gekyk het wat gaan aan, want ons het mos op die eerste dag gesien die ding gaan slegte nuus uitbring. [It wasn’t a good idea at the time. My plan was to stand back, to leave the youth alone and see where this thing goes. The kids made it clear on the first day that it had nothing to do with us. They are fighting for their future. We should have just stood back and observed, because we saw from the first day that this thing will bring bad news.]

Notes: Jafta Maqolo interviewed