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Dr Zweli Mkhize among potential candidates to succeed Buthelezi

The name of ANC veteran Dr Zweli Mkhize is among the three big names bandied about to replace the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi as the AmaZulu traditional pr... Read more.
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Motlanthe, Zuma, Mbeki and Ramaphosa meet at Buthelezi funeral

It was a case of friends and foes as former presidents converged in one venue to bid farewell to the late IFP founder Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who was being... Read more.
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Rural town of Ulundi stands still awaiting Buthelezi’s body

Scores of IFP supporters and amabutho (Zulu regiments) braved the unbearable heat to line the major streets of the rural town of Ulundi, northern KwaZulu-Natal ... Read more.
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi likely to be buried secretly on Friday night

While the official funeral for IFP founder Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi is planned for Saturday, it could just be an empty coffin that would be buried. The long-... Read more.
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EFF steals the show, maintains Buthelezi was never a sell-out

A memorial service of the late IFP founder Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi was turned into political football by members of the EFF. The red berets launched a tirad... Read more.
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Youth brigade vows IFP will not disappear into the periphery

The IFP will not disappear into political obscurity following the death of its leader and founding president Mangosuthu Buthelezi. Buthelezi took his last breat... Read more.
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Fond memories rekindled as ANC and IFP pay homage to Buthelezi

It was an unexpected moment of laughter as fond memories were brought back to life when ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile visited the KwaPhindangene royal hou... Read more.
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‘Buthelezi battled to eat because of ill-treatment from the king’

Rifts between AmaZulu King MisuZulu and his departed traditional prime minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi have been laid bare by his family. The family lamented abou... Read more.
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EFF decision to sack senior leaders ahead of polls an ‘own goal’

A decision by the EFF to sack more than 90 of its senior leaders and councillors will have dire repercussions at next year’s general elections in KwaZulu-... Read more.
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AmaZulu king will not attend Buthelezi’s special official funeral

AmaZulu King MisuZulu kaZwelithini will not attend the funeral of long-serving AmaZulu traditional prime minister Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi.  Buthelezi died ... Read more.