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Ingonyama Trust Board

Parliament postpones KZN visit to end friction between Zulu king, Ingonyama Trust Board
Politics
/ 29 January 2025

Parliament postpones KZN visit to end friction between Zulu king, Ingonyama Trust Board

Tensions have risen between King MisuZulu and the ITB, and the land reform minister recently overturned the monarch’s attempt to dissolve the board

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Ingonyama Trust Board opens criminal case against Jerome Ngwenya for theft
Politics
/ 22 January 2025

Ingonyama Trust Board opens criminal case against Jerome Ngwenya for theft

The ITB has also launched civil action to recover R30 million in funds allegedly stolen by the former chairperson and two others

By Paddy Harper
Parliament wants to meet Zulu king over Ingonyama Trust Board crisis
Politics
/ 14 January 2025

Parliament wants to meet Zulu king over Ingonyama Trust Board crisis

MPs want the monarch to ‘hold back’ in attempts to suspend board members and its executives

By Paddy Harper
ITB leaders back at work despite ‘suspension’ by Zulu king
National
/ 8 January 2025

ITB leaders back at work despite ‘suspension’ by Zulu king

The monarch’s lawyer tried to stop board executives from entering the Ingonyama Trust Board premises but failed

By Paddy Harper
Land and reform minister says King MisuZulu acted beyond his powers in suspending ITB members
Politics
/ 30 December 2024

Land and reform minister says King MisuZulu acted beyond his powers in suspending ITB members

Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso said the members of the Ingonyama Trust Board would therefore remain in office ‘until the minister decides otherwise’

By Umamah Bakharia
Zulu king ‘being lobbied’ to fire traditional prime minister Thulasize Buthelezi
Politics
/ 9 December 2024

Zulu king ‘being lobbied’ to fire traditional prime minister Thulasize Buthelezi

IFP and ANC leaders and members of the Zulu royal family are among those who want Buthelezi removed from the role

By Paddy Harper
Land reform minister denies ordering Ingonyama Trust Board members to resign
Politics
/ 30 October 2024

Land reform minister denies ordering Ingonyama Trust Board members to resign

The Zulu King, who chairs the board, has called for it to be dissolved

By Paddy Harper
Ingonyama Trust Board extends CEO Vela Mngwengwe’s contract despite MisuZulu’s objections
National
/ 24 July 2024

Ingonyama Trust Board extends CEO Vela Mngwengwe’s contract despite MisuZulu’s objections

Mngwengwe will remain in the post for another two years

By Paddy Harper
King wants new land reform minister to dissolve Ingonyama Trust Board
Politics
/ 17 July 2024

King wants new land reform minister to dissolve Ingonyama Trust Board

The Zulu monarch says he was merely informed of the board’s appointment and was not consulted

By Paddy Harper
Court rules in Zulu king’s favour in Ingonyama Trust Board challenge by estranged uncle
National
/ 27 June 2024

Court rules in Zulu king’s favour in Ingonyama Trust Board challenge by estranged uncle

Judge found that the applicants should have approached the Gauteng high court for the interdict they sought

By Paddy Harper
Zulu royals threaten court to halt sale of farm, R40m Vodacom deal
National
/ 23 May 2024

Zulu royals threaten court to halt sale of farm, R40m Vodacom deal

The king’s relatives want all assets to be retained until the court cases against him end

By Paddy Harper
Ingonyama Trust Board rejects Zulu king’s proposal that his lawyers audit the land entity
National
/ 3 May 2024

Ingonyama Trust Board rejects Zulu king’s proposal that his lawyers audit the land entity

The Ingonyama Trust Board will appoint a lawyer through a public procurement process

By Paddy Harper
LISTEN | If voters compel us to work with the EFF we will, says IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa
Podcasts
/ 25 April 2024

LISTEN | If voters compel us to work with the EFF we will, says IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa

Velenkosini Hlabisa also defended the Ingonyama Trust Act, which he said had been beneficial to black people in KwaZulu-Natal

By Lizeka Tandwa
Zulu king wants court to strike uncle’s claim that he is ‘captured by drug mules’
National
/ 24 April 2024

Zulu king wants court to strike uncle’s claim that he is ‘captured by drug mules’

The monarch says corruption and abuse claims have no factual backing and should be removed from the court record

By Paddy Harper
Court battle looms over R71m ‘missing’ from Ingonyama Holdings
National
/ 11 April 2024

Court battle looms over R71m ‘missing’ from Ingonyama Holdings

The ITB wants Jerome Ngwenya to hand over the financial records of its investment company, but he has refused

By Paddy Harper
Royals won’t let Misuzulu ‘bully’ them into abandoning recognition challenge
National
/ 26 March 2024

Royals won’t let Misuzulu ‘bully’ them into abandoning recognition challenge

But the royal family will support Misuzulu kaZwelithini if the court finds the process was lawful

By Paddy Harper
Zulu king denies drugs, corruption claims by his estranged uncle
National
/ 20 March 2024

Zulu king denies drugs, corruption claims by his estranged uncle

The monarch wants a vexatious litigation order against royal family members

By Paddy Harper
Zulu monarch doubles down on Buthelezi appointment
National
/ 1 March 2024

Zulu monarch doubles down on Buthelezi appointment

MisuZulu will continue to play the role of Ingonyama Trust Board chairperson himself

By Paddy Harper
Royals say Thulasizwe Buthelezi’s appointment as Zulu prime minister is illegal
National
/ 26 February 2024

Royals say Thulasizwe Buthelezi’s appointment as Zulu prime minister is illegal

Royal family members say King MisuZulu’s decisions continue to undermine the rule of law

By Paddy Harper
King wants control over Zulu land
National
/ 23 February 2024

King wants control over Zulu land

King MisuZulu ka Zwelithini wants chiefs to play a greater role in the Ingonyama Trust Board

By Paddy Harper
ITB wants Prince Mbonisi Zulu to pay costs of withdrawn application
Politics
/ 20 November 2023

ITB wants Prince Mbonisi Zulu to pay costs of withdrawn application

The application is part of a brutal legal fight over control of the Zulu kingdom

By Paddy Harper
Royal rumble over Ingonyama Trust heads back to court
Politics
/ 15 November 2023

Royal rumble over Ingonyama Trust heads back to court

The monarch’s uncle wants provincial government to stop his salary and privileges

By Paddy Harper
Ingonyama Trust drops residential leases appeal
National
/ 14 November 2023

Ingonyama Trust drops residential leases appeal

The board will now have to refund millions of rands it collected from residents of land under the trust’s control

By Paddy Harper
Ingonyama Trust Board bankrolled Zwelithini’s lavish lifestyle
National
/ 2 November 2023

Ingonyama Trust Board bankrolled Zwelithini’s lavish lifestyle

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

By Paddy Harper
ITB withdraws appeal in residential leases case
Politics
/ 30 October 2023

ITB withdraws appeal in residential leases case

The appeal had been brought by its former chairperson Jerome Ngwenya, who was fired by the Zulu king earlier this year

By Paddy Harper
Suspended Ingonyama Trust Board staff battle to clear their names
National
/ 18 October 2023

Suspended Ingonyama Trust Board staff battle to clear their names

Despite being reinstated, staff members have not been compensated for their ordeal

By Paddy Harper
Court bid to strip Zulu king of power to name Buthelezi successor
Politics
/ 6 October 2023

Court bid to strip Zulu king of power to name Buthelezi successor

The king’s uncle has moved to cut his legal funding and wants the state to stop his salary

By Paddy Harper
Letter firing Ingonyama Trust chairperson is ‘a forgery’
Politics
/ 28 September 2023

Letter firing Ingonyama Trust chairperson is ‘a forgery’

MisuZulu ka Zwelithini wants an investigation into an attempt to create instability in the Zulu kingdom

By Paddy Harper
Buthelezi fought for 50 years to control how his story was told
Politics
/ 15 September 2023

Buthelezi fought for 50 years to control how his story was told

The founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party’s greatest fear was to be recorded as being on the wrong side of history

By Paddy Harper
Buthelezi made the Ingonyama Trust, but lost influence over it in the end
Politics
/ 15 September 2023

Buthelezi made the Ingonyama Trust, but lost influence over it in the end

The Zulu traditional prime minister and his king quarrelled over the trust during his final months

By Paddy Harper
IFP founder Mangosuthu Buthelezi has died
National
/ 9 September 2023

IFP founder Mangosuthu Buthelezi has died

An accomplished orator, historian and custodian of Zulu tradition and culture, Buthelezi was perhaps one of the most contradictory figures in South African politics

By Paddy Harper
Mangosuthu Buthelezi goes home, but no visitors allowed yet
Politics
/ 4 September 2023

Mangosuthu Buthelezi goes home, but no visitors allowed yet

The Inkatha Freedom Party founder had been in hospital since the beginning of August

By Paddy Harper
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