Zulu warriors to hear king’s response about land held by the Ingonyama Trust
Thousands of Zulu warriors, headmen and chiefs are making their way to Ulundi Stadium, in the north of KwaZulu-Natal, for an imbizo (rally) to hear King Goodwill Zwelithini respond to an ANC proposal to allocate land held by the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) to residents. In February, former president Kgalema Motlanthe recommended that the land under the ITB and other traditional leaders should be expropriated and given to municipalities who would, in turn, hand over title deeds to those who live and work on it. The proposal has placed the ANC at odds with Zwelithini and his followers just months before the 2019 general elections. Although President Cyril Ramaphosa led the ANC’s top six leadership to pay homage to the Zulu king and other traditional leaders around the country shortly after they were elected at the ANC Nasrec conference in December last year, the relationship between the government and traditional leaders has since soured, especially due to the land issue.
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