1.   Then the two families gathered in a wide circle and the men danced, in Zulu warrior dress.

2.   Organizers breathed defiance, claiming the right to bear what they view as ornaments of the Zulu warrior culture.

3.   ---- SAFRICA SHIELDS - For hundreds of years Zulu warriors have carried shields to protect themselves mainly from the sharp blades of spears.

4.   At issue is whether Malan and his military colleagues trained Zulu nationalist warriors and sent them on murder missions against anti-apartheid activists.

5.   First they danced, Zulu warriors in animal skins waving spears and shields as bare-breasted girls adorned with beaded waistbands strutted past.

6.   Organizers rejected the ban, claiming the right to bear what they view as ornaments of the Zulu warrior culture.