GALA DINNER IN CELEBRATION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF INKATHA “40 YEARS: A STORY OF RESILIENCE” ADDRESS BY PRINCE MANGOSUTHU BUTHELEZI MP PRESIDENT OF THE INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban 31 May 2015 His Excellency former President…
Recent incidents of looting that have rocked different parts of Durban including Umlazi, KwaMashu and Isipingo needs to be viewed as more than just acts of criminal opportunism. "Social exclusion and the breakdown of law and order could have spurred looters to disregard social norms.…
The Inkatha Freedom Party utterly opposes the public broadcaster’s decision to remove news broadcasts in South Africa’s Indigenous languages. SABC News stated that as of April 1st, they will no longer have Afrikaans news or news in any of the Nguni languages. They will replace…
The IFP calls on President Zuma to take swift and drastic action against parastatal heads who are not performing as expected and not accounting for public funds. "First culprits in this matter must be Eskom executives who have failed dismally in their allotted duties which…
We were shocked this morning by the news of the Hon. Mr Collins Chabane's passing in such a tragic and sudden manner. On behalf of the IFP, and particularly those in our Caucus who worked with Minister Chabane during his most recent tenure as Minister…
Social grant recipients are still reporting deductions being made from their monthly grants ostensibly for "pre-paid air time, electricity vouchers, etc" which they have no knowledge of. "Last year there were numerous complaints from grant recipients around this issue and we raised it SASSA and…
The IFP calls on the Gauteng Provincial government, specifically the Department of Human Settlements and the City of Johannesburg to urgently provide people with decent housing instead of spending millions of rand buying owls to eat rats. "The City of Johannesburg has allocated R2.5 million…
Today the IFP, together with all other opposition parties, took a firm stance in defence of the sanctity of the Constitution in general and the office of the Public Protector in particular. The withdrawal was motivated by the ANC’s stubborn refusal to entertain any legal…
The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal has raised grave concerns about the unprofessional conduct of IEC staff towards the IFP at the Mthonjaneni IEC office during the recent by-elections held on Wednesday 17th September. "We are very perturbed by the unprofessional conduct of the IEC staff. When…
The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal has rejected the by-election results in Mthonjaneni following claims that some ballot papers went missing in one of the voting stations. It calls on the IEC to declare the by-election results invalid. "The IFP wants the IEC to explain how ballot…