1.   Ntombela said he saw no contradiction between the fate of the ousted Xolo and the divine and democratic mandate that he says Zulu chiefs enjoy.

2.   He said the attack was believed to have stemmed from a land dispute between two Zulu chiefs.

3.   Inkatha, meanwhile, seemed certain to sweep most rural areas controlled by Zulu chiefs loyal to the nationalist party from years of patronage.

4.   Inkatha draws its power from the support of traditional Zulu chiefs and accuses the ANC of being determined to impose a one-party state and crush all opposition.

5.   Zulu chiefs loyal to Inkatha have threatened to boycott the local elections and prevent them from taking place in areas they control.

6.   Zulu chiefs are believed aligned to Buthelezi, whose party has demanded constitutional changes to give more autonomy to the province it governs.

7.   Zulu chiefs loyal to Inkatha oppose the election because voters will choose city and rural councils that will assume the powers traditionally held by chiefs.

8.   Zulu chiefs attending the Inkatha meeting Friday have threatened to prevent local elections from taking place in areas they control.

9.   He said if Zwelithini wanted to cancel the Shaka Day celebrations, he would have to call together the traditional Zulu chiefs and the Zulu nation to tell them.

10.   Angry Zulu chiefs jeered and booed President Nelson Mandela here Friday as peace talks aimed at stopping political violence in South Africa ended in failure.