“So who in S. Africa would represent the Northern side, and who the Confederate side...”
Well, the ANC tried to confiscate Zulu land a few years ago. Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu threatened to roast the ANC leadership on a spit and feed them to the hyenas.
Zulus make up the bulk of private security forces and the South African army.
So I guess we can include the Zulus in any imminent civil war. North or south? You pick ‘em. It’s all about African tribal politics.
Chief Buthelezi was a good man, and would have been a much better alternative to Mandela, to lead Post-Apartheid South Africa.