IFP spokesperson and MP Mkhuleko Hlengwa joined analyst and broadcaster Eusebius McKaiser on his TimesLIVE podcast to explain why the party will march to City Press on Friday.
Mkhuleko was at pains to explain they are doing so “as a last resort” in response to multiple “unsubstantiated” claims and “blatant lies” by City Press editor Mondli Makhanya in his columns, over several years,McKaiser pressure-tested the objective of the march, asking whether the IFP wanted Makhanya to stop writing and self-censor.
During the discussion, Mkhuleko claimed Makhanya cannot write “objectively” about Buthelezi because he is implicated in violence related to the IFP. When pushed on this, Mkhuleko insisted he literally means Makhanya was involved in the killing of IFP members. TimesLIVE contacted Makhanya who dismissed the claim, saying: “What Mkhuleko Hlengwa has said is balderdash.”
When asked for evidence, Mkhuleko promised to share documentary evidence with TimesLIVE. He said the IFP is willing to ventilate the allegations in a legal forum. However, TimesLIVE has still not received the promised documentation.
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