Central Government Perception |
Zulu Chiefs Perception |
Assimilation through the creation of democratically elected local government |
Resisting assimilation: local government structures eliminate the authority and power of the Zulu Kingdom |
Assimilation by encouraging local participation in RDP Councils |
Resisting assimilation by maintaining existing cultural institutions |
Expanding available resources through centralized control of forests |
Protecting local wealth and territorial integrity: the government aims to steal tribal land |
Maintaining government structures through local rate |
Protecting local wealth and resisting assimilation: local rates destroy the barter economy and subsistence agriculture |