LETTER: Buthelezi stood up to ANC’s power grab
In its quest for power, ANC smashed most black rival groups but met strong resistance from Buthelezi’s Inkatha
Carol Paton’s very fair assessment of Mangosuthu Buthelezi omits two important points in his relations with the ANC “Mangosuthu Buthelezi: Tambo tainted my legacy, (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/politics/2019-09-16-mangosuthu-buthelezi-tambo-tainted-my-legacy/)” (September 16).
First, while Buthelezi steadfastly refused “independence” for KwaZulu, and so thwarted grand apartheid, the ANC covertly accepted it for Transkei, which became the showpiece for grand apartheid. Kaiser Matanzima, the first president of Transkei, had close family and political links with the ANC. Thabo Mbeki delivered a eulogy at his funeral. Stella Sigcau, a former Transkei minister, became a minister in SA when the ANC came to power...
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