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- South Africa has 23 institutions of higher learning. Due to the apartheid regime five of these institutions were built specifically to service Black people in the then Bantu homelands. The University of Zululand is one of the five. The University of Zululand has a long history of political violence dating back in the 1970s. This University is situated in the rural area of Zululand, the most politically conscious area of KwaZulu Natal. As a psychology student in this University the author was interested in understanding the dynamics of political violence and trauma on students at the University of Zululand. Institutions of higher learning are feeder sources of private companies, government departments and civil society. The researcher is interested in understanding the effect of learning or enduring political violence as a student, if it can affect one's leadership in higher positions later in life. Phenomenological explication was conducted to establish the internal attitudes and experiences of students who experienced political violence at some point during their time at the University of Zululand. The aim was to understand the reality as experienced by these students. To get rich data, 7 participants were sampled with purposive sampling method from the two main student political formations on campus, namely South African Democratic Students' Movement [SADESMO] and South African Students' Congress [SASCO]. Azanian Students Congress [AZASCO] comrades were unable to participation in this study. Structured interviews were conducted using a standardised questionnaire. Results are presented per participants, and later common emerging themes are identified.
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