The sole trustee and chairperson of the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB), King Misuzulu KaZwelithini, has given the green light to the Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontsho, to suspend four board members of the board. The four members, Advocate Linda Zama, Dr Thandi Dlamini, Inkosi Nomusa Zulu, and Ndzambudzeni Matamela, are considered… Continue reading King Misuzulu Gives Nod to Minister to Suspend Four “Disruptive” Ingonyama Trust Board Members Pending Investigation
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Land Affairs Portfolio Committee Waxing Lyrical about Ingonyama Trust Meeting despite King Misuzulu’s Early Departure
Parliament’s portfolio committee on land affairs and rural development was forced to discuss issues of the Ingonyama Trust with other people after Zulu King Misuzulu left the meeting early, citing ill-health. The committee, chaired by Member of Parliament (MP) Albert Mncwango from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) was in Nongoma on Monday to meet with… Continue reading Land Affairs Portfolio Committee Waxing Lyrical about Ingonyama Trust Meeting despite King Misuzulu’s Early Departure
Zulu King Blames ‘Third Force of a Political Party’ for Ithala Bank Liquidation and Ingonyama Trust Turmoil
King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has pointed fingers at an unnamed political party, claiming that it is behind the Pietermaritzburg High Court bid to liquidate the historic Ithala Bank and the turmoil within Ingonyama Trust. He claimed some politicians wanted the bank closed to avoid repaying huge sums they owe in loans, just as the VBS Bank… Continue reading Zulu King Blames ‘Third Force of a Political Party’ for Ithala Bank Liquidation and Ingonyama Trust Turmoil
Former Zulu Traditional Prime Minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi Tasked with Organising Ingonyama Trust and Ithala Bank Imbizo
Zulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has turned to his former traditional prime minister and tasked him with organising the upcoming imbizo to deliberate on the Ingonyama Trust and the pending liquidation of Ithala Bank. The Zulu King requested Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi to organise the gathering, usually called during periods of crises faced by the Zulu nation,… Continue reading Former Zulu Traditional Prime Minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi Tasked with Organising Ingonyama Trust and Ithala Bank Imbizo
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini Calls Zulu Imbizo to Discuss Ingonyama Trust and Ithala Bank Matters
Zulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has called an urgent imbizo of the Zulu nation to discuss issues of Ingonyama Trust and Ithala Bank, which are deemed a threat. The imbizo would be held at Mashobeni Royal Palace in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal, next week Friday (21 February 2025). In a message conveyed by the King’s former traditional prime… Continue reading King Misuzulu kaZwelithini Calls Zulu Imbizo to Discuss Ingonyama Trust and Ithala Bank Matters
King Misuzulu Ends Annual Seclusion Period, Thanks Zulu Regiments for Upholding Sacred Zulu Ceremony
King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has ended his almost two months of seclusion period to come and address Zulu regiments, thanking them for upholding the sacred ceremony of Ukweshwama (the first fruit). The ceremony is also used as an annual traditional Zulu prayer for a good year ahead. It was held at the newly built Mshobeni palace… Continue reading King Misuzulu Ends Annual Seclusion Period, Thanks Zulu Regiments for Upholding Sacred Zulu Ceremony
Land Reform and Rural Development Portfolio Committee Seeks To Meet King Misuzulu Over Ingonyama Trust Board Impasse
The Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development is seeking to meet with Zulu King, Misuzulu KaZwelithini and other stakeholders to get to the bottom of the governance paralysis engulfing the Ingonyama Trust Board in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. The committee took this resolution on Tuesday (January 14) after an impromptu meeting to address the matter.… Continue reading Land Reform and Rural Development Portfolio Committee Seeks To Meet King Misuzulu Over Ingonyama Trust Board Impasse
Inkosi Mabhudu Tembe Resigns From Ingonyama Trust Board Amid Power Struggle With Zulu King
One of the six “suspended” members of the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) has resigned from the entity with immediate effect. Inkosi Mabhudu Israel Tembe, the traditional leader of the Tembe clan In UMhlabuyalingana, resigned from the board on Thursday. In a letter dated 9 January 2025 sent to Mzwanele Nyhontso, the Minister For Rural Development… Continue reading Inkosi Mabhudu Tembe Resigns From Ingonyama Trust Board Amid Power Struggle With Zulu King
‘I Have Powers to Suspend Ingonyama Trust Board’, King Misuzulu Tells Land Reform Minister
King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has rejected Rural Development and Land Affairs Minister Mzwanele Nyhontsho’s assertion that he cannot suspend the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB). In a letter dated 7 January 2025, the Zulu monarch said he does have those powers and that Nyhontso is mistaken for claiming anything to the contrary. The ITB is a South… Continue reading ‘I Have Powers to Suspend Ingonyama Trust Board’, King Misuzulu Tells Land Reform Minister
King Misuzulu Bars “Suspended” Ingonyama Trust Board Members From Entering The Entity’s Offices
The battle for control of Ingonyama Trust in KwaZulu-Natal is heating up after King Misuzulu KaZwelithini reasserted his authority and ordered the entity’s “suspended” board members not to enter the trust’s offices in Pietermaritzburg. In a January 3 letter sent through his lawyers, Van Rensburg Kruger Rakwena Attorneys, the Zulu king instructed Advocate Linda Zama,… Continue reading King Misuzulu Bars “Suspended” Ingonyama Trust Board Members From Entering The Entity’s Offices