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Goodwill Zwelithini

Buthelezi: A political career defined by apartheid ministers and Zulu nationalism
Thought Leader
/ 9 September 2023

Buthelezi: A political career defined by apartheid ministers and Zulu nationalism

The reasons that such an intelligent, charismatic leader never gained the type of political recognition he craved are rooted in his own core mission in life: to rule a reconstructed Zulu nation

By Mary de Haas
Zulu monarchy: How royal women have asserted their agency and power
Opinion
/ 11 October 2022

Zulu monarchy: How royal women have asserted their agency and power

Throughout history Zulu women have been involved in politics and governance. Queen Sibongile’s claim to half of Zwelithini estate shows how far that influence stretches

By Jill E Kelly and Liz Timbs
Court rules that Ingonyama Trust Board lease programme is unlawful
National
/ 11 June 2021

Court rules that Ingonyama Trust Board lease programme is unlawful

About R90-million collected in residential lease fees must be paid back to people living on ITB land

By Paddy Harper
Strike looms at Ingonyama Trust Board
National
/ 9 June 2021

Strike looms at Ingonyama Trust Board

Workers mobilise over unfair labour practices and failure to recognise their trade union

By Paddy Harper
‘Scrap Ingonyama’s unlawful leases’
National
/ 12 December 2020

‘Scrap Ingonyama’s unlawful leases’

Customary law and residents’ customary rights have been degraded, the high court has heard

By Paddy Harper
Reinstated Ingonyama Trust managers hit with retrenchment notices
Politics
/ 11 July 2020

Reinstated Ingonyama Trust managers hit with retrenchment notices

The effect of Covid-19 and the land reform department’s freeze of R23-million because the ITB didn’t comply with budget submissions are cited as some of the reasons for the staff cuts

By Paddy Harper
Justice delayed for residents on trust land
Article
/ 29 November 2019

Justice delayed for residents on trust land

People living on Ingonyama Trust land continue to wait for their rights to be restored

By Nokwanda Sihlali
AG red flags Ingonyama’s board
Article
/ 11 October 2019

AG red flags Ingonyama’s board

The Trust has been hit with an adverse audit finding

By Paddy Harper
Secret details of the land deal that brought the IFP into the 94 poll
Article
/ 7 August 2019

Secret details of the land deal that brought the IFP into the 94 poll

A sweetheart deal. This is how the Ingonyama Trust has been repeatedly described

By Hilary Lynd
Parliament backs move to scrap Ingonyama Trust
Article
/ 1 August 2019

Parliament backs move to scrap Ingonyama Trust

Mandla Mandela believes rural land rights have to be recognised

By Paddy Harper
ConCourt backs royal widow’s bid to protect her son’s rights
Article
/ 12 December 2018

ConCourt backs royal widow’s bid to protect her son’s rights

The dispute has sparked a series of violent protests that have affected the mine’s operations

By Paddy Harper
Izinduna want their salaries back
Article
/ 30 November 2018

Izinduna want their salaries back

The salaries of the nine izinduna from the Nobamba tribal authority were suspended because of a boundary dispute

By Paddy Harper
‘Zwelithini is not collecting rent, the Ingonyama Trust is’
Article
/ 23 November 2018

‘Zwelithini is not collecting rent, the Ingonyama Trust is’

​King Goodwill Zwelithini has distanced himself from the court action taken against the Ingonyama Trust Board because of its lease programme

By Paddy Harper
Zwelithini asks AfriForum for help to fight land expropriation
Article
/ 9 October 2018

Zwelithini asks AfriForum for help to fight land expropriation

The Zulu king has come out in opposition of land expropriation without compensation and says anyone who wants his vote in 2019 must kneel

By Raeesa Pather
Battered by the flu … and Shenge
Article
/ 6 July 2018

Battered by the flu … and Shenge

As the wind threatens his feathered headdress, Buthelezi is talking like it’s 1993. I’d far rather be sick in bed, thank you

By Paddy Harper
Nonkanyiso Chonco: Othered to sustain our public gaze at Zuma
Article
/ 28 April 2018

Nonkanyiso Chonco: Othered to sustain our public gaze at Zuma

An otherwise anonymous young woman is invisibilized so that the public can retain its focus on the main subject, the former president

By Philile Ntuli
Letters to the editor: March 16 to 22
Article
/ 16 March 2018

Letters to the editor: March 16 to 22

Our readers write in about the Ingonyama Trust and what went wrong

By Letters
Mchunu tries to defuse Zulu land row
Article
/ 9 March 2018

Mchunu tries to defuse Zulu land row

It’s feared that ditching the Ingonyama Trust Board could plunge the province into violence

By Paddy Harper
ANC unity cracks over land issue
Article
/ 2 March 2018

ANC unity cracks over land issue

Heated debates at the party’s conference saw the resolution watered down to appease moderates

By Paddy Harper and Govan Whittles
KZN stands with Zwelithini against dissolving Ingonyama Trust
Article
/ 28 February 2018

KZN stands with Zwelithini against dissolving Ingonyama Trust

Premier Willies Mchunu said that the province would "never" support a recommendation aimed at undermining the role of traditional leaders

By Mxolisi Mngadi
‘DA needs new strategy in KZN’
Article
/ 9 February 2018

‘DA needs new strategy in KZN’

Mbali Ntuli is set to shake up the province to win support, ruffling a few feathers in the process

By Dineo Bendile
DA KZN strategy moves past taking on ‘the man from Nkandla’
Article
/ 3 February 2018

DA KZN strategy moves past taking on ‘the man from Nkandla’

Maimane said the DA needed to recruit excellent young black candidates for its 2019 candidate lists and ensure that the party becomes truly diverse.

By Paddy Harper
Zuma’s failures drive Cyril’s rural campaign
Article
/ 12 January 2018

Zuma’s failures drive Cyril’s rural campaign

The ANC leader is on a charm offensive on JZ’s turf, but it will take jobs to win over the locals

By Govan Whittles
Ingonyama Trust: it could be 20 years before KZN residents get title deeds
Article
/ 23 June 2016

Ingonyama Trust: it could be 20 years before KZN residents get title deeds

King Goodwill Zwelithini’s decision to hand over traditional land to residents of the former KwaZulu is only the start, the trust has warned.

By Athandiwe Saba
Our nation’s ugly moment of xenophobia is almost incomprehensible
Article
/ 21 April 2015

Our nation’s ugly moment of xenophobia is almost incomprehensible

How do we make sense of the terrible violence being committed against other Africans? asks Verashni Pillay.

By Verashni Pillay
Rights violation charge laid against Zulu king
Article
/ 16 April 2015

Rights violation charge laid against Zulu king

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini faces another charge of hate speech and violating human rights – this time by the SA National Defence Union.

By Jenni Evans
South Africans united against xenophobia on social media
Article
/ 15 April 2015

South Africans united against xenophobia on social media

As attacks on foreign nationals in KZN continue, South Africans have taken to social media to say #NoToXenophobia.

By Sthembiso Sithole
Traditional leaders prepare ‘very substantial’ land claim
Article
/ 6 July 2014

Traditional leaders prepare ‘very substantial’ land claim

​King Goodwill Zwelithini is among traditional leaders who are compiling a land claim that could be South Africa’s largest to date.

By Sapa
The king’s things: Behind Dalindyebo’s move to the DA
Article
/ 16 July 2013

The king’s things: Behind Dalindyebo’s move to the DA

The "unfair" treatment of AbaThembu king Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo by the ANC lies at the heart of his departure from the ruling party towards the DA.

By Sarah Evans
Rapists embarrass me, says Zwelithini
Article
/ 26 February 2013

Rapists embarrass me, says Zwelithini

King Goodwill Zwelithini has decried levels of rape in KwaZulu-Natal and the country.

By Sapa
‘Royal’ house sells for princely sum of R3.2-million
Article
/ 5 June 2012

‘Royal’ house sells for princely sum of R3.2-million

The house of a man who claims he is entitled to the Nhlangwini kingdom, near Highflats in KwaZulu-Natal, has been sold for R3.2-million in an auction.

By Sapa
King Zwelithini and family get R4m budget boost
Article
/ 30 May 2012

King Zwelithini and family get R4m budget boost

The budget for the royal household department, which looks after King Goodwill Zwelithini and his family, has increased by R4-million.

By Sapa
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