Mangosuthu Buthelezi – The Mail & Guardian

/ 4 December 2024

Politics — and money — torpedo Thulasizwe Buthelezi’s Ulundi office move

KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli says Buthelezi already has offices in Durban and Pietermartizburg

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By Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 26 May 2024

IFP’s Velenkosini Hlabisa calls on voters to vote the ANC out of power

The party pulled of a show of strength in its final rally before the 29 May national and provincial elections

By Paddy Harper

Opinion

/ 26 May 2024

Zuma’s election antics are wild, even by South Africa’s standards

The door-to-doors have door-to-doored and now it’s all over – except for the voting

By Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 7 May 2024

IFP will move KwaZulu-Natal capital to Ulundi, if it wins the province on 29 May

The Pietermaritzburg business chamber says the move would destroy the regional economy

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By Paddy Harper

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

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By Paddy Harper

National

/ 1 March 2024

Zulu monarch doubles down on Buthelezi appointment

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

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By Paddy Harper

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

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By Paddy Harper

National

/ 17 January 2024

In latest court bid, royals claim Buthelezi had ‘no role’ in naming Zulu king

Prince Mbonisi and other members of the family say they should be the ones to decide who becomes heir to the throne

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By Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 5 January 2024

Zulu king braced for royal battles

MisuZulu ka Zwelithini is set to appeal the ruling overturning his recognition – and it doesn’t end there

By Paddy Harper

Thought Leader

/ 2 January 2024

Voters want an ANC they can trust

South Africans love the ruling party – they just don’t like it at the moment – and the opposition parties appear to have learnt nothing in 30 years

By Donovan E Williams

Politics

/ 8 October 2023

IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa eyes KwaZulu-Natal premier candidate

Inkatha Freedom Party founder Mangosuthu Buthelezi will remain the face of the party’s election campaign

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By Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 6 October 2023

ACDP preparing to join multiparty opposition coalition

Tensions over Tshwane between ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance are not expected affect the multi-party pact

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By Paddy Harper

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

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By Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 4 October 2023

NFP clears conference hurdle as it readies for 2024

The party needs to settle its internal battles if it hopes to contest the elections

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By Paddy Harper

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

Politics

/ 23 September 2023

IFP’s Hlabisa prefers ‘strategic’ KZN post over parliament

The IFP’s president said he is watching out for detractors in the party who are calling for him to leave the province for parliament

By Lizeka Tandwa

Thought Leader

/ 22 September 2023

Right of reply: Buthelezi’s legacy an indisputable truth

It is cowardice for Buthelezi’s detractors to launch a tirade of lies only after his death

By Velenkosini Hlabisa

Politics

/ 16 September 2023

Buthelezi helped ‘avoid disaster’ during South Africa’s transition: Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa said that the IFP leader had helped end the violence which had gripped the country ahead of the 1994 polls.

By Paddy Harper

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

Politics

/ 15 September 2023

Buthelezi: The warlord who tried to conceal the blood on his hands

Evidence demonstrates that Buthelezi was a key figure in the apartheid regime’s fight against pro-democracy forces

By Richard Lyster and Howard Varney

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

Thought Leader

/ 15 September 2023

No more letters from Shenge

Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a formidable opponent who gave as good as he got

By Paddy Harper

Analysis

/ 14 September 2023

Is there life for the IFP after Buthelezi?

Leadership tension and a coalition backlash are the first hurdles the party faces

By Paddy Harper

Thought Leader

/ 13 September 2023

The contested legacy of Mangosuthu Buthelezi – the man who lived in my house

The spectre of the IFP boss has haunted both my personal and professional life for decades

By Bhekisisa Mncube

Feature

/ 13 September 2023

From the M&G Archives: Buthelezi, the King’s Hand

Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) founder and president emeritus Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, who served as traditional prime minister to a succession of Zulu kings, died early on Saturday 9 September 2023, after a lengthy spell in hospital.

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Politics

/ 12 September 2023

Political parties likely to leverage on Buthelezi’s death, ActionSA’s Mncwango says

The KwaZulu-Natal chair said provincial leaders’ polling was likely to change in the coming weeks

By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 12 September 2023

IFP founder Mangosuthu Buthelezi awarded a category one state funeral

Flags will fly at half mast on government buildings until after the Zulu prime minister is buried

By Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 12 September 2023

IFP wants Buthelezi immortalised

Following the announcement of the IFP founder’s death on Saturday, throngs of people have been visiting his home in Ulundi

By Clive Ndou

National

/ 11 September 2023

Mangosuthu Buthelezi to be buried on Friday

The ANC in KZN has declared a week of mourning in tribute to Buthelezi

By Paddy Harper

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

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