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Traditional prime minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi. Picture: X/ Zululand District Municipality

Zulu King MisuZulu fires traditional prime minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi, suspends ITB members

The monarch has been under pressure from KwaZulu-Natal politicians to ditch Buthelezi and has also been at odds with the Ingonyama Trust Board

IFP cooperative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi

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

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

Velenkosini Hlabisa, leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), during the party’s manifesto launch at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Photo: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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

Jacob Zuma’s MK party were the big winners in this year’s elections. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

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

IFP president Velenkosni Hlabisa. (Photos by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)

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

King Misuzulu KaZwelithini. (Photo by Gallo) Images/Darren Stewart)

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

MisuZulu kaZwelithini. Photo: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images

Zulu monarch doubles down on Buthelezi appointment

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

King Misuzulu Zulu praying during his coronation at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on October 29, 2022, during the handover of the official certificate of recognition. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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 This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The…

Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

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

King MisuZulu ka Zwelithini. (RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Zulu king braced for royal battles

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

True colours: The ANC is rapidly losing support and unless it turns the ship around fast, the turnout at next year’s poll is likely to be low, the writer says. Photo: Mlungisi Louw/Getty Images

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

Challenged: IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa

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

On the dotted line: Kenneth Meshoe, leader of the African Christian Democratic Party, which will be signing up for the multi-party coalition set up to depose the ANC in the national and provincial elections to be held next year. Photo: Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images/Getty Images

ACDP preparing to join multiparty opposition coalition

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

King MisuZulu ka Zwelithini. (RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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

Infighting has plagued the NFP since the death of founder Zanele Magwaza-Msibi in 2021.
(Photo by Gallo Images /Sowetan / Mohau Mofokeng)

NFP clears conference hurdle as it readies for 2024

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

King MisuZulu ka Zwelithini. (RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Letter firing Ingonyama Trust chairperson is ‘a forgery’

MisuZulu ka Zwelithini wants an investigation into an attempt to create instability in the Zulu kingdom

Challenged: IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa

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

IFP founder Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

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

File photo: Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

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.

Party leader: Mangosuthu Buthelezi arrives at the Jabulani stadium in Soweto to address supporters during the Inkatha Freedom Party’s campaign launch in Gauteng ahead of the1999 elections. Photo: Odd Andersen/Getty Images

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