# The South African Human Rights Commission is currently hearing evidence about the causes and aftermath of the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Taking the stand yesterday was Phoenix Ubuntu Forum leader Sham Maharaj, who claims the media contributed to the misinformation on events that unfolded in the area. During questioning he maintained the killing of 33 people in that week could not be defined as a massacre:

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