Resurgent IFP re-elects Buthelezi party president, chooses ‘heir apparent’
Series of by-election victories in KwaZulu-Natal appears to indicate party may again be headed for better times after having lost support in the past few elections THE Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) was no newcomer to coalition politics and further co-operation with other parties might be on the cards, the party’s president, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, said on Saturday.Prince Buthelezi was speaking in Ulundi where he was re-elected president unopposed at the IFP’s 34th elective conference, held after several postponements.A series of by-election victories in KwaZulu-Natal — including taking control of Nkandla municipality in President Jacob Zuma’s home area — appears to indicate that the party may again be headed for better times after having lost support in the past few elections.The IFP’s constitution was amended at the weekend conference to provide for the appointment of a deputy president, seen by many as a transition plan.The chairman of the party’s political oversight committee,...
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