The violence escalated as the government used the army and police to combat the resistance, and provided covert support for vigilante groups and the Zulu nationalist movement Inkatha, which was involved in an increasingly violent struggle with the ANC.
A violencia seguiu escalando cando o goberno utilizou o exército e a policía para combater a resistencia, ademais de apoiar a grupos de vixiantes e ó movemento nacionalista zulú Inkatha, involucrado nunha loita cada vez máis violenta contra o CNA.