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IFP sends its condolences to the ANC

admin — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 10:33:01 +0000

On behalf of the IFP, I would like to send sincere condolences to our colleagues in the ANC, family and friends, for the loss of your loved ones in the tragic bus accident involving ANC members of Wards 60 and 62 Gauteng, on Sunday 17 April 2016 in Winburg, Free State. A person that departs […]

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Motion Of No Confidence In The President

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 09:05:29 +0000

Honourable Speaker; It is hard to avoid a sense of futility. Didn’t Einstein advise us that madness is doing the same thing again and again, and expecting a different result? Again and again the ruling Party has used its majority to shut down voices of opposition, protect its president, and get its way. We saw […]

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Hospital Demands Letter From Clinic Before Treating Sick Baby

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 11:10:57 +0000

The Inkatha Freedom Party is shocked that a nurse at the King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban insisted that a mother produce a letter from a clinic before her baby could be treated. “Mrs Jabulile Dlamini had gone to the hospital at 11pm on Monday night with her 4year old baby who was suffering from […]

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Doctors Fail To Treat Rape Victim

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 06:19:08 +0000

The IFP calls on the KZN MEC of Health, Dr Sbongiseni Dhlomo to urgently investigate and take severe action against the doctors who failed to treat a rape victim at the Vryheid Provincial Hospital. “The 6 year old victim was allegedly raped by her father. When she was taken to the Vryheid Provincial Hospital yesterday […]

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SONA “Smoke Screen” Not Fooling Anyone

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:07:55 +0000

The IFP has taken note of President Jacob Zuma’s recent statement that he will be instructing the Auditor General and Finance Minister to determine an amount that is reasonable for him to pay back for the wasteful misappropriation of funds in respect of non-security upgrades at his palatial Nkandla residence. The IFP however see this […]

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IFP: Place Natal Zoological Gardens Under SPCA Curatorship

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:55:25 +0000

Recent reports over alleged animal cruelty being an accepted practice as well as other animal welfare concerns at the Natal Zoological Gardens which is currently under the ownership and management of Mr Brian Boswell, require immediate investigation and if sustained, then urgent intervention. Former KZN MEC of Environmental Affairs, and current IFP Chief Whip in […]

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IFP Wins By-elections

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:49:32 +0000

The Inkatha Freedom Party is celebrating after winning two fiercely contested by-elections at Vryheid and Indaka this Wednesday. “The election results showed that the IFP, with its limited resources, could defeat the ANC and the NFP. It certainly is sweet victory considering all the resources and time that the ANC invested in these wards even […]

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IFP Discourages Food Dumping Except During Periods of Shortage

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:09:29 +0000

The IFP has placed an emphasis on the dumping of foreign food in South Africa, and that it should be discouraged except during periods of shortage. Should dumped US meat be allowed to enter South Africa, it will become a burden on our farmers, effectively shutting out emerging farmers, threatening the small farmers and posing […]

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Press Statement On The Launch Of The Local Government Elections

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:34:08 +0000

The IFP welcomes the IEC’s launch of the 2016 Local Government Election campaign and looks forward to the first voter registration weekend on 5 and 6 March 2016. Our campaign is well under way, for we believe in serving with excellence between elections as well as at election time. We are working hard to win […]

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IFP: Road Safety Momentum Must Continue After Festive Season

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 06:08:49 +0000

The IFP has challenged the KZN MEC of Transport, Willies Mchunu to ensure that the high momentum to keep our roads safe during festive season becomes a 365-day practice if he is indeed serious about road safety and saving lives. “If there is an estimated 20 000 law enforcement officials that have been deployed across […]

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Van Rooyen Ill-suited For COGTA

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 14:49:59 +0000

The abrupt cabinet reshuffle by President Zuma last night might have been good news for the Finance Department and the economy but it most certainly is a nightmare of epic proportions for the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs portfolio. The redeployment of Mr Desmond van Rooyen as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs does […]

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Statement on the Passing of the Hon. Dr LPHM Mtshali

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:55:02 +0000

The IFP family is in mourning today over the passing of a prominent leader and stalwart, the Hon. Dr LPHM Mtshali. Our condolences are with his wife, children and grandchildren, who have suffered an immeasurable loss. We honour them for lending Dr Mtshali to the IFP and for supporting him as he made his outstanding […]

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Seek Answers From The KZN Department Of Health On Lost Medical File

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 06:09:23 +0000

The IFP demands that the KZN MEC of Health must provide suitable answers about how an all-important medical file for Rose Sosibo who was burnt on her face, hands and feet went missing at Christ the King Hospital in Ixopo. “We want to know how the important document went missing in the hospital and how […]

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IFP Take Ntambanana And Is Now Unstoppable

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:00:13 +0000

Today the Inkatha Freedom Party celebrates taking over control of the Ntambanana Municipality that was in the hands of the ANC/NFP alliance. “We are happy to announce that the IFP has taken rightful control of the Ntambanana Municipality. Whilst this municipality was under the control of the unholy alliance of the ANC and the NFP, […]

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IFP Demands Answers Concerning The Death Of A Patient In Prince Mshiyen Hospital

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:33:50 +0000

The IFP demands that the KZN Health MEC Dr Sbongiseni Dhlomo must speed up the investigation into the death of a patient, Mr Linda Mseleku of KwaMakhutha who died after a psychologically ill patient murdered him by striking him with an aluminium ladder attached to the hospital bed. “We want the MEC to investigate how […]

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IFP Welcomed The Sentencing Of Mncwabe Family Killers

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 06:07:58 +0000

The IFP welcomed the seven life sentences and 20 years imprisonment handed down to both the Mncwabe family killers by the Pietermaritzburg High Court and it believes that this sends a clear message to criminals that such acts would be met by the full might of the law. “This case is one of the most […]

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Hawks must also prioritise Senzo Meyiwa’s murder case

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 07:30:26 +0000

The IFP demands that the National Hawks Head Mthandazo Ntlemeza must also prioritise Senzo Meyiwa’s murder case and those of IFP supporters who were killed. “If Ntlemeza and his team are able to launch an urgent manhunt for those behind the murder of a member of the presidential protection unit in Eshowe then they must […]

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IFP send condolences to the family of Cecil Lolo

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 10:39:05 +0000

The Inkatha Freedom Party is deeply saddened by the passing of a young soccer player, Cecil Lolo aged 27, who passed away in a car accident on Sunday in Cape Town. IFP national spokesperson on Sport and Recreation, Petros Sithole, MP said, “South African football and the country had yet lost another soccer star. Lolo […]

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SCA Judgment On Hlaudi Motsoeneng A Victory For The Public Protector

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 06:07:45 +0000

The IFP has taken note of the judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal this morning in the SABC’s appeal against an order that its Chief Operating Officer, Mr Hlaudi Motsoeneng, be suspended and subjected to disciplinary action within the next 60 days. We are pleased that the appeal has been dismissed. This […]

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Debate On The Medicines & Related Substances Amendment Bill [B 6D – 2004] By Hon N J Nkwanyana MPL

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:22:00 +0000

Madame Speaker, the Inkatha Freedom Party welcomes the amendments that are being reposed in this Bill as it seeks to amend the Medicines & Related Substances Act 0f 1965 with a view to updating certain definitions, functions and clarifying appointments and functions of structures associated with health matters. Having said that, Madame Speaker, the Inkatha […]

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Officials should not seek to interfere in politics

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 07:21:17 +0000

The IFP calls on the officials that they should not seek to interfere with politics when political parties are raising they concerns about issues affecting ordinary citizens. “We noted the comments made by Kwanele Ncalane, the KZN Spokesperson on Transport on the issue concerning Ezinqoleni Mayor, Makhosezwe Mpisi who knocked down and killed pedestrian Sifiso […]

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IFP welcomes Phiyega board of enquiry

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 11:06:24 +0000

The Inkatha Freedom Party welcomes President Jacob Zuma’s announcement yesterday that a board of inquiry into National Police Commissioner, Riah Phiyega’s fitness to hold office will be established. IFP spokesperson on Police, Mr Albert Mncwango, MP, said, “We have been calling on the President to take this step for years now; The truth of the […]

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Killed For Her Skin Colour – Justice For Thandazile Mpunzi

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 13:27:08 +0000

The IFP welcomes the sentencing by the Vryheid Regional Court of two men convicted of murdering Ms Thandazile Mpunzi, who was 20 years old. IFP spokesperson on matters related to the Department of Women, the Hon. Ms Liezl van der Merwe MP, called the sentencing, “appropriate”. “We would have liked to see a life sentence […]

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Debate On Community Dialogue On Hostel Violence In Gauteng

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 05:55:37 +0000

The Inkatha Freedom Party welcomes this initiative and sees it as a positive move to bring peace among our people. For many years we in the IFP have been calling for government intervention to bring peace and stability to hostel dwellers in Gauteng and we offer our full support and co-operation. But it is unfortunate […]

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IFP raises concerns over drivers behaviour

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:15:39 +0000

The Inkatha Freedom Party calls for change in driver’s behavior, after 141 people died over the weekend in 110 accidents across South Africa. “Human error is, in fact, the overwhelming cause of most of the carnage on our roads. By not implementing effective driver behaviour management programmes, bad behaviour is not identified properly, undesirable habits […]

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