The 95-year-old passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The family said it will engage with Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Buthelezi family and the leadership of the IFP as the necessary funeral arrangements are made.The family has asked for privacy as it deals with this “unspeakable trauma”.
The son of the late Zulu nation ruler, King Dinuzulu’s daughter, Princess Magogo, Buthelezi attended Adam’s College and the University of Fort Hare, among other institutions.Despite being opposed to the apartheid government, Buthelezi accepted a role as chief minister of the KwaZulu government, which was one of the Bantustan administrations created by the government.
According to statistics, the violence between supporters of the two political parties claimed the lives of about 20 000 people in the late 80s and early 90s. While it was agreed that land under the Ingonyama Trust should continue being under the control of traditional leaders, Buthelezi’s demand for a federal state was referred to a team of international mediators – which until now is yet to deal with the matter.
A former ANC intelligence operative, Masetlha was of the view that Buthelezi intended to use his cabinet minister position to push an IFP agenda. When the unity government arrangement which made it possible for Buthelezi to serve as cabinet minister lapsed, Buthelezi remained an IFP MP in the National Assembly.At the time, the IFP which was the third largest political party, was the majority party in KZN.In 2009, the IFP lost its KZN official opposition status after several of the party’s supporters deserted the organisation to join the newly formed IFP splinter political party, the NFP.
At the time Buthelezi, who remained IFP MP until his death on …, had relinquished his position as IFP president, handing the baton to the current party leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa who was elected unopposed during the party’s 2019 nation general conference.
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