Inkatha Freedom Party president Velenkosi Hlabisa said the party would not be distracted by the ‘desperate mischief’ of detractors
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Members who petitioned for a special national council meeting have been ordered to appear before the national executive committee
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The spat with King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini may hurt the Inkatha Freedom Party at the polls next year
The office of the Zulu king has said the allegation of ill health is part of an ‘orchestrated agenda’
The Ingonyama Trust Board is set to meet again this week despite Buthelezi’s demand that Jerome Ngwenya be reinstated as the chairperson
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Misuzulu, Buthelezi tensions could bite Inkatha Freedom Party at polls
The appointments are to go ahead despite a revolt by Mangosuthu Buthelezi and axed board chairperson Jerome Ngwenya
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He was briefing the media on Saturday following numerous reports that he had a fallout with Misuzulu kaZwelithini
The 94-year-old remains the party’s drawcard ahead of elections, according to its secretary general
King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini’s nominee has hit the ground running, while the axed Ngwenya seeks to be reinstated
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Jerome Ngwenya is now challenging the decision to appoint an interim board in court
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The Zulu king wants transparency with regards to the board’s dealings
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Prince Simakade ka Zwelithini wants an order forcing President Cyril Ramaphosa to recognise him as king
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Developing the common law of amaZulu will help bring about a peaceful resolution to succession and land conflicts
The Cope president should have bailed long ago and saved himself an embarrassing end
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Court challenge and naming of new rival will not stop Saturday’s proceedings
A threatened coup in Lesotho was averted in 1998 and so was the apartheid regime’s attempt to cede part of South Africa to Swaziland
Lesotho – not to mention Eswatini – may suffer if David Mabuza leaves the deputy presidency to focus on party work
IFP president emeritus is isolating at home
Deals with the Inkatha Freedom Party deliver small towns, but metros remain beyond the ruling party’s reach
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is understood to have been part of talks that swung the agreement, which is a ‘governance plan’ rather than a coalition
The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng
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Days after the DA had to take down ‘racist’ posters, the IFP has its own ‘royal’ drama over the use of the Zulu monarch’s picture
The party wants to use 2021 as a platform to vote the ANC out in 2024
The late NFP leader has been described as ‘a force to be reckoned with’, who paved the way for women in the treacherous political arena
Prime minister to Zulu monarch says amabutho acted without permission of royal family
A 827-page register compels members of parliament publicly to declare anything worth more than R500, and it makes for interesting reading
The KZN government has closed for a week to mourn the monarch
The IFP leader and spokesperson for the royal family, Mangosothu Buthelezi, has confirmed that King Goodwill Zwelithini has died.
The official historiography of Princess Magogo misses the nuances and influences of the many women in her life
Mangosuthu Buthelezi says the Ingonyama Trust was not created in a secret deal to ensure his participation in the 1994 election
Although leaders of the reconciliation era accept South Africa’s last white president, younger politicians are not as forgiving