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Mangosuthu Buthelezi is a giant of a man who falls short in his museum
The museum honouring Mangosuthu Buthelezi in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, elides the main ingredient – truth
Buthelezi warns of plot to kill councillors
There is a plan to kill newly-elected IFP councillors after the local government elections, says party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
KwaZulu-Natal: A tale of two towns
All eyes are on Ulundi to see how the new NFP party fares — and Nkandla, the traditional home of President Zuma, where many residents feel neglected.
Presiding officer arrested in Ulundi
A presiding officer was taken in by the police at Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, on Wednesday after marked ballot papers were found at a polling station.
ANC, IFP showdown at Ulundi hotel
There was a shouting match between IFP and ANC members in front of international election observers at the Holiday Inn in Ulundi on Tuesday afternoon.
IFP councillor held for ANC murder
A 36-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of an African National Congress (ANC) member, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Thursday.
IFP rejects ANC merger
The Inkatha Freedom Party has thrown its weight behind Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s rejection of a merger proposal by the African National Congress.
Buthelezi approached Zuma to heal rifts
IFP president Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Saturday he had approached Jacob Zuma to intervene in the deteriorating relations between the two parties.
Several dead in horror KZN bus crash
At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 injured in a collision when a bus ploughed into the trailer of a stationary truck near Estcourt in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands on…
Buthelezi predicts one-party state in SA
Floor-crossing, dubbed ”crosstitution”, will lead to the rapid consolidation of a one-party state in South Africa, Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi told the…
IFP has to regain lost ground, says top official
The Inkatha Freedom Party has to find ways of regaining municipalities lost to the ”fraud” of floor-crossing, its 30th annual conference heard in Ulundi on Friday. Top party…
ANC gets frosty reception
It appears it will be a while before the African National Congress is welcomed with open arms into Ulundi, the traditional stronghold of the Inkatha Freedom Party, if Saturday’s…
Buthelezi lashes out at M&G ‘propaganda’
IFP President Mangosuthu Buthelezi accused the Mail & Guardian newspaper of purveying ANC propaganda ahead of the general elections next year. Buthelezi said the newspaper was…
Prince Gideon Zulu’s son hurt in failed ‘hit’
The son of KwaZulu-Natal social welfare MEC and Zulu royal Prince Gideon Zulu was critically injured in Ulundi on Monday in what the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) called a failed…
IFP calls for ‘calm and restraint’
The national representative of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), Reverend Musa Zondi, has called for ”calm and restraint” among members and supporters of the IFP in the wake of an…