Note to Editors: Please note the scheduled press conference of the IFP for this afternoon has been postponed, in light of the President’s Address to the Nation this evening. The IFP executive and Mayors meeting will continue and details of the measures will be circulated in due time. Apology for the inconvenience caused. – Contact: […]

On Monday, 23 March 2020, the IFP NEC together with all Mayors of the 12 IFP-led local governments will unpack urgent interventions to fight Covid-19 in our rural constituencies. Rural communities have been left in the lurch in our collective fight to flatten the curve in preventing the further spread of Covid-19, therefore the IFP […]

By Hon. Velenkosini Hlabisa MPL President of the Inkatha Freedom Party 21 March 2020 Mother Teresa aptly pointed out that “Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being’s entitlement by virtue of his humanity”, and today 26 years on since the dawn of our democracy, Human Rights Day serves […]

The IFP firmly believes that now is the time for the establishment of a Chapter 9 Integrity Commission which will combat, investigate and prosecute high-level corruption in the public service in our country. In a response to the IFP’s written parliamentary question, it appears that the Justice Minister, Ronald Lamola’s hands are tied and he […]

The IFP welcomes the announcement by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor, Lesetja Kganyago following the three-day meeting of the monetary policy committee which decided to cut the repo rate by a full 1 percent.  The 100 basis point cut would help ease the burden on consumers and help spur on the economy by encouraging […]