King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has dispatched a high-powered delegation to Cape Town to lobby 13 of the 18 political parties represented in Parliament to support the proposed amendments to the Ingonyama Trust Act.

Should the amendment get the proposed parliamentary nod, the control of the Trust overseeing a vast tract of tribal land across KwaZulu-Natal will be under the joint control of the Zulu King and the provincial legislature in Pietermaritzburg.

Amongst the political parties that the panel will lobby is the MK Party, the IFP, EFF, DA, ActionSA, PAC and the UDM, amongst others.

The delegation known as the Ingonyama Trust Royal Panel will be led by the Traditional Prime Minister of the Zulu Nation, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, and it will include the Royal Chancellor, Inkosi Malusi Zondi and his deputy, Prince Afrika Zulu, Amakhosi, senior members of the Zulu royal family, academics and legal experts.

“In an effort to restore the original objectives of the Ingonyama Trust and with the aim of proposing legislative reforms that will enhance the accountability, impact and governance of the Ingonyama Trust Board, His Majesty King Misuzulu kaZwelithini will be dispatching a delegation known as the Ingonyama Trust Royal Panel to meet with 13 out of the 18 political parties represented in Parliament.

“This interaction will be aimed at conveying His Majesty’s proposals on the Ingonyama Trust, which will ultimately require Parliament to enact amendments to the Ingonyama Trust Act of 1994 as amended in 1997,” Buthelezi said in a statement.

Buthelezi added that the consultations will take place over 2 days in Parliament on the 22nd and 23rd April 2026.