Deputy President of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Mr. Floyd Shivambu says it is important for Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) to remain united in this critical juncture of South Africa’s political landscape.
The EFF leader was speaking to members of the media, on Tuesday, following his visit to the homestead of the late IFP founder and traditional Prime Minister of the Zulu Nation Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, at KwaPhindangene Royal Residence, Ulundi, in KwaZulu-Natal.
Prince Buthelezi passed away peacefully in his sleep early on Saturday morning, at the age of 95.
“It is important for the IFP to remain united in this critical juncture of South Africa’s politics, because in 2024 there is going to be change of political leadership in South Africa and the IFP will play one of the important roles in how we get to reconstitute government that is not led by the African National Congress,” said Shivambu.
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He was accompanied by the EFF Secretary General Marshall Dlamini as well as other senior members of the party, to deliver a message of support to the family of Prince Buthelezi.
“We send our deepest condolences to the Zulu Royal Family and to the Inkatha Freedom Party, and hope that the soul of uMntwana wakwa Phindangene rests in eternal peace,” he added.
The funeral service of Buthelezi will take place on Friday, 15 September 2023. The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government, together with the Buthelezi family, made the announcement after they held a meeting over the weekend.
President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that the late Prince Buthelezi will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 1 at Ulundi.
