The application is part of a brutal legal fight over control of the Zulu kingdom
The monarch’s uncle wants provincial government to stop his salary and privileges
The board will now have to refund millions of rands it collected from residents of land under the trust’s control
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 appeal had been brought by its former chairperson Jerome Ngwenya, who was fired by the Zulu king earlier this year
Despite being reinstated, staff members have not been compensated for their ordeal
The king’s uncle has moved to cut his legal funding and wants the state to stop his salary
MisuZulu ka Zwelithini wants an investigation into an attempt to create instability in the Zulu kingdom
The founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party’s greatest fear was to be recorded as being on the wrong side of history
The Zulu traditional prime minister and his king quarrelled over the trust during his final months
An accomplished orator, historian and custodian of Zulu tradition and culture, Buthelezi was perhaps one of the most contradictory figures in South African politics
The Inkatha Freedom Party founder had been in hospital since the beginning of August
The board is also considering closing Ingonyama Holdings
The spat with King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini may hurt the Inkatha Freedom Party at the polls next year
The Ingonyama Trust Board is set to meet again this week despite Buthelezi’s demand that Jerome Ngwenya be reinstated as the chairperson
The appointments are to go ahead despite a revolt by Mangosuthu Buthelezi and axed board chairperson Jerome Ngwenya
King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini’s nominee has hit the ground running, while the axed Ngwenya seeks to be reinstated
Jerome Ngwenya is now challenging the decision to appoint an interim board in court
The nomination of Inkosi Thanduyise Mzimela by the Zulu king clears the way for a permanent board to be appointed
Union questions dubious R41 million investment at a time when workers are being retrenched and others have not been paid
The Zulu king wants transparency with regards to the board’s dealings
A European ‘investor’ was meant to have made an initial transfer of R12 billion into the board’s South African Reserve Bank account
The monarch wants transparency and public participation in the land body’s operations and finances
The board ‘noted’ concerns and one member’s resignation over the payments, but went ahead anyhow
Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza says a new board will be in place by mid-January
The trust’s officials couldn’t say how the money was invested because the information was not forthcoming from the ITB’s investment wing
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
The trial court had ordered that the body pay back millions of rands it collected from residents of its land
The party needs to review laws to ensure they do not prevent rural people from having security of tenure
Argument against the residential leases programme court ruling will be heard at the supreme court of appeal