08 July 2010

The Inkatha Freedom Party in the City of Johannesburg takes strong exception to a false statement issued by a journalist from Isolezwe newspaper on 30 June 2010.

The statement, that the City of Johannesburg District backed IFP National Chairperson, Mrs VZ kaMagwaza-Msibi, for the position of IFP President, is wholly untrue.

"This is cheap politicking and political point-scoring. It is worse than anything we have seen before in the City of Johannesburg District. We distance ourselves from these allegations in the strongest terms," said IFP Secretary for the City of Johannesburg District, Mr Herman Thusi.

The District has taken this opportunity to re-affirm its commitment to the Party and to His Excellency Prince MG Buthelezi, President of the IFP. "Prince Buthelezi has always been our President. He is our President today. And we wish to see him President beyond the IFP's Annual General Conference," Mr Thusi said.

Contact:    Mr Herman Thusi (IFP Secretary - CoJ), 082 799 3770