Monarch’s nearly five-decade reign bridged apartheid, democracy and modern South Africa, leaving a lasting mark on Zulu cultural identity and traditional leadership
Judge found that the applicants should have approached the Gauteng high court for the interdict they sought
His uncle, Prince Mbonisi ka Bhekuzulu, has argued in court that Ingonyama Trust funds must be protected pending litigation challenging the king’s accession in the Pretoria high…
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 forensic analyst also reported that pages were misaligned and the coat of arms was of a poor quality, as was the paper used
The social, political and economic problems of poor governance need to be fixed so that public resources are managed and distributed equally
A new book of images and essays about the Afrophobic violence in South Africa attempts to take the narrative forward
Fearing a third wave of Covid, our columnist swaps the royal funeral for a planting ceremony of a different kind in downtown Durbs
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.
Forced to sign lease agreements and pay rent for land they have been living on for years, residents have had enough and are taking the Ingonyama Trust to court
The Ingonyama Trust Board’s interim leaders won’t retrench employees until the land reform minister confirms new board
More than 50 workers at the Ingonyama Trust Board have been issued section 189 notices
The effect of Covid-19 and the land reform department’s freeze of R23-million because the ITB didn’t comply with budget submissions are cited as some of the reasons for the staff…
Labour disputes and withheld funding for noncompliance have rocked the board, which is supposed to administer about three million hectares on behalf of King Goodwill Zwelithini
The submission of the ITB’s budget is understood to have been delayed by the de facto suspension of its top management
Five people have been placed on special leave, but no one knows why they are being investigated
Once again, political expediency has trumped principled action
My three days of wading through court papers and no story is like wee Paddy’s three days of an SAA flight
The province has appointed an interministerial committee to meet the board and King Goodwill Zwelithini
