The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is calling for urgent action after a Facebook user called for the assassination of KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli, to pave the way for the MK Party to take over the province. The threat was posted by a user identifying as Lawrence Mcatshangelwa Mbeje on social media. Writing in Zulu, he said: “In order for the province of KwaZulu-Natal to return to the MK Party, Thami Ntuli must be shot because he likes positions.” The IFP…

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has hailed the police for making swift arrests in the gruesome killing of its senior member and Member of Parliament (MP) Khethamabala Petros (KP) Sithole. Sithole, who is originally from Nkandla in northern KwaZulu-Natal, was gunned down in the hostel of Katlehong in Gauteng last week while he was attending a meeting with other party leaders like Alco Ngobese. Earlier today, the spokesperson of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng, Mavela Masondo, announced…

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) led Newcastle Local Municipality in north-western KwaZulu-Natal says it is working on fixing its pothole-riddled roads and streets. This follows a public campaign by the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party and Team Sugar South Africa (TSSA) last week to mobilize their members to fix the potholes mainly in the densely populated Madadeni township, thus shaming the municipality’s leadership. The party is also under fire for failing to keep the town clean and for failing to fix…

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has unveiled top regional leaders it has poached from the EFF, African Transformation Movement and the DA. The unveiling of the members took place in Durban today, 28 March 2025 and it was presided over by Thami Ntuli, the chairperson of the IFP in KwaZulu-Natal. Ntuli is also the Premier of the province in the government of provincial unity involving the IFP, ANC, DA and the National Freedom Party. The IFP was also supposed to…

A Newcastle law firm is going after the former Deputy Mayor of Newcastle Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal after he failed to pay an overdue legal bill of R311,723.16. Hanlie Fourie Attorneys claims that Musa Shukela Thwala, the leader of Team Sugar South Africa, is in breach of his contract and wants him to pay up.  The law firm represented Thwala when he was ousted from his position last year following a fallout with the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) which…

A forensic investigation by Blitz Forensics has revealed that the cash-strapped Uthukela District Municipality, which is under administration, was forced to pay R11 million to repair water pumps that were never broken in the first place. This is contained in a report that was tabled behind closed during a council sitting last week. African Times was eventually able to obtain a copy of the 40-page report which lays bare how two officials flouted all municipal procurement rules to award the…

The findings of the forensic investigation into allegations of corruption in the procurement of the Zakheni Water Station pumps in July 2023 will be tabled by the UThukela District Municipality on Thursday. The pipes were removed and replaced even though they were not damaged, sparking allegations of corruption and self enrichment against some officials.  Officials from the municipality claimed that the pumps were damaged during the April 2022 floods and had to be replaced at a huge cost to the…

The forensic investigation commissioned by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) into allegations of brazen looting and corruption during the replacement of water pumps at Zakheni water station in Ladysmith has been concluded. As a result, CoGTA MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has instructed the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) led Uthukela District Municipality to take “corrective” measures as outlined in the report into the 2023 procurement process. The investigation was initiated after the DA, a coalition partner…

The Umngeni-Uthukela Water (UUW) Board, the bulk supplier of water in most parts of KwaZulu-Natal, claims that the King Cetshwayo District Municipality owes R1.1 Billion in unpaid water fees. The water board claims that the last time the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) led district municipality made a payment was in January 2023. The King Cetshwayo District Municipality (KCDM) is anchored in Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal. It is made up of the City of Umhlathuze, Mthonjaneni, Umfolozi, Nkandla and Umlalazi municipalities. …

One of the councillors who shot to prominence by speaking out against corruption in the ANC-run Mandeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot.  According to an internal Mandeni SAPS incident report note, Siphephelo Mathonsi was fired at in the early hours of Sunday, March 9, by unknown gunmen in the Nembe area. The incident happened around 1:20 am. Mathonsi was rushed to the General Gizenga hospital in Stanger, where he is said…