ALTHOUGH the IFP officially marks it’s 50th anniversary on March 21, it has already started its celebrations with a launch at the Durban City Hall yesterday.
Supporters joined IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa, KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Thamsanqa Ntuli, treasurer general Narend Singh, national spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa, National Executive Committee (NEC) member Prince Zuzifa Buthelezi and deputy national chairperson Thembeni Madlopha-Mthethwa with other party leaders.
The IFP was founded as the Inkatha National Cultural Liberation Movement (INCLM), or Inkatha yeNkululeko yeSizwe, by Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi in KwaNzimela, in Melmoth, northern KZN, on March 21, 1975.
Hlabisa said a year-long programme would celebrate the immeasurable role and contribution made by the “IFP in the history of our country to date, the legacy of our founder and President Emeritus, the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and…