Velenkosini Hlabisa’s image does not appear on the IFP’s election posters, but he told journalists it was a matter of respect for founding president Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
Velenkosini Hlabisa’s image does not appear on the IFP’s election posters, but he’s told journalists it’s a matter of respect and that the party opted to honour founding president Mangosuthu Buthelezi by making him the visible face of their campaign.
“It is Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi who worked for more than 50 years in this country as well as in the kingdom of the Zulu monarch. I made the proposal that let is dedicate the year to him.”
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