Yes KZN is a hotbed of faction fighting among the Zulu parties and ANC of course. The assassinating of candidates makes it a real war zone.
The social and economic decay looks dire throughout the country, and unlikely to improve it seems. We'll tolerate for a long as we can.
It's the poverty that is appalling, crippling people to the point they have, while the politicians run around with an army of body guards surrounding them, normal folk must get on with it.
Many Zulu have gone MK crazy with Zuma's arrival again, adding fuel to the fire.