5 Increasing tension
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The IFP called a peace rally in Sebokeng on 22 July 1990. There were incidents of ANC supporters provoking IFP supporters & following the rally, IFP supporters allegedly marched through Sebokeng, attacking and killing people on their way back to their hostel complex.
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Tension continued to rise & 350 IFP supporters were evicted from the KwaMadala Hostel.
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Some criminal gangs became drawn into the political conflict, their easy use of violence making them effective participants in the contest for political power and territorial control.
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A culture of intolerance intensified with efforts to assert 'Peoples' Power' with its associated 'peoples' courts' & street committees.
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