11/14/2023 0 Comments Info township in south africa![]() The death of Nokulunga Gumede, a five-year-old girl who was run down by a military vehicle (Casper) during the violence taking place in the township at the time was a catalyst for change – no-one stopped the violence when they had the chance. The community of Mpophomeni were ANC ( African National Congress)supporters and the rural areas were strongly behind the opposing IFP ( Inkatha Freedom Party). In the late 1980s and early 1990s there was a fight between the community of Mpophomeni and the people living in the rural areas of Kwa Shifu, Haza and Mashingeni. Mpophomeni (which means the place of the waterfall in isiZulu) derives its name from the well known Howick waterfall. In 1968 the South African government built in an open field a township called Mpophomeni to relocate the black people living in the surroundings of Howick, a picturesque little town in the Natal Midlands. History Mpophomeni wall to remember those who died during struggle ![]() Mpophomeni is a town in Umgungundlovu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. ![]()
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