An armed group attacked the Joe Slovo settlement in Boipatong, killing residents. The attackers were affiliated with the Inkatha Freedom Party; the ANC accused the National Party government of complicity and withdrew from negotiations. Investigations later found serious failures by police investigators but no evidence of police participation in the attack. The massacre exposed how violence and impunity shaped the negotiating environment.
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