Velenkosini Hlabisa also defended the Ingonyama Trust Act, which he said had been beneficial to black people in KwaZulu-Natal
The monarch wants a vexatious litigation order against royal family members
Prince Mbonisi and other members of the family say they should be the ones to decide who becomes heir to the throne
Royal family members want the court to enforce their right to appoint the king
The ITB bought the late Zulu king a R2.9 million BMW, paid his tax bills and legal fees, as well as the royal family’s transport and accommodation
The king’s uncle has moved to cut his legal funding and wants the state to stop his salary
The board is also considering closing Ingonyama Holdings
The Ingonyama Trust Board is set to meet again this week despite Buthelezi’s demand that Jerome Ngwenya be reinstated as the chairperson
The nomination of Inkosi Thanduyise Mzimela by the Zulu king clears the way for a permanent board to be appointed
A European ‘investor’ was meant to have made an initial transfer of R12 billion into the board’s South African Reserve Bank account
Prince Simakade ka Zwelithini wants an order forcing President Cyril Ramaphosa to recognise him as king
The Msunduzi municipality has been ordered to continue providing services despite the rates dispute with the land body
The organisation’s staff complement will be cut by half.
At the same time the supreme court of appeal has dismissed the ITB’s bid to overturn a high court ruling that its residents’ leases were unlawful
Court challenge and naming of new rival will not stop Saturday’s proceedings
The party needs to review laws to ensure they do not prevent rural people from having security of tenure
Land entity gets an unqualified audit but parliament remains unimpressed
But board chair Jerome Ngwenya’s cosying up to the presumptive Zulu king cements his position