1.   The Zulu heartland promises to be the most hotly contested battleground in local elections in November, and Mandela urged supporters of both sides to resist calls to violence.

2.   In the Zulu heartland of KwaZulu-Natal, the IFP-led provincial government has refused to enforce the weapons ban as demanded by the ANC-led national government.

3.   Zwelithini gave his approval for the imbizo during their talks Friday at the palace at Khangela, just outside this rural village in the Zulu heartland, Mandela said.

4.   Zwelithini gave his approval for the imbizo during the talks at the palace at Khangela, just outside Nongoma, a village in the Zulu heartland, Mandela said.