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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…
Right of Reply: M&G chose ‘good story’ over truth — Buthelezi
Mangosuthu Buthelezi says the Ingonyama Trust was not created in a secret deal to ensure his participation in the 1994 election
Buthelezi’s succession sparks democracy debate
The IFP’s constitution provides that the nomination of national office bearers be approved by the branches. This was not done for its new president
Secret details of the land deal that brought the IFP into the 94 poll
A sweetheart deal. This is how the Ingonyama Trust has been repeatedly described
‘His Excellency’ bows out of the House
The nonagenarian MP is finally calling it a day and putting his faith in the precocious IFP caucus
Succession battle harms IFP revival
The Inkatha Freedom Party hopes to benefit from the demise of two other parties in KwaZulu-Natal
uBaba helps Buthelezi edit history
As witnesses struggle through the Zondo commission, Zuma parties on with old foes
Battered by the flu … and Shenge
As the wind threatens his feathered headdress, Buthelezi is talking like it’s 1993. I’d far rather be sick in bed, thank you
IFP pick could backfire
The party’s veteran leader has backed an outsider to succeed him, sparking possible dissension
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 bows out … at long last
Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s reign as the leader of the IFP has finally ended
Inkatha, too, paved the way to peaceful liberation
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) sought the greatest possible protection of human rights and the strongest possible constitutional democracy.
Mangosuthu: Inkatha, not ANC, at mercy of hit squads
As the 2014 election campaign begins, the propaganda machine is back in overdrive, says Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
‘Buthelezi must back off from NFP’
The Inkatha Freedom Party and the National Freedom Party have been engaging in talks in order to quell the violence between their supporters.
Inkathagate: How Buthelezi’s cover was blown
A disillusioned policeman blew the whistle on police funding of Inkatha to <i>Guardian</i> correspondent David Beresford.