A headhunter to banish the devil
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South African medicine man Chief Nicholas Tilana Gcaleka is soon to arrive in the UK for the final stage of a campaign to find the disembodied head of his great-great uncle, Hintsa. This man was the chief of the Xhosa nation and was killed by members of a British military expedition in 1835. It is certain that body parts were sent back from colonial territories, and Gcaleka is convinced that the head of Hintsa is in Scotland. He claims that he has been hearing voices ordering him to retrieve the head of his ancestor, thus bringing about spiritual healing in South Africa.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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Death squads sow new terror in Rwanda
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There are reports from UN military sources that the forces of Rwanda's defeated Hutu extremist government are regrouping and are trying to destabilise the new government with looting and killing. A number of commando-style raids have been undertaken on villages and towns in the west and south-east of the country, with the latter being close to refugee camps in Tanzania where many supporters of the former government are still living.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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