Mandela celebrates with Zulus

Sunday 02 August 1998 23:02 BST

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Mandela celebrates with Zulus

IN A SCENE unimaginable four years ago, President Nelson Mandela has helped King Goodwill Zwelethini, ceremonial leader of the rival Zulu people, celebrate his 50th birthday in Durban. Mr Mandela's African National Congress and the Zulu Inkatha Freedom Party have waged a bitter power struggle that has claimed more than 11,000 lives since the 1980s in KwaZulu- Natal province.

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