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Dingane himself then fled and was murdered by the Nyawo people who
were helped by the Swazi."
Mpande's colonially-based support in the dynastic struggle symbolised a
turning point in the domestic affairs ofthe Zulu kingdom. This renders it
imperative for one to take cognisance of and analyse Mpande's rise to
power and all its implications.
K.C., Stuan Papers, File 61, otebook 31, Evidence·ofNdukwana, 17 May 1903,
J.SA, Yol. 3, Evidence ofMpatShana, 24 May 1912, p. 301; J.S.A., Yol. 3, Evidence
ofMelaphi, 28 April 1905, p. 76; lS.A.,-Yol. 3, Evidence ofMrnemi, 16 October 1904,
p.248.