The Inkatha Freedom Party is worried that people who live in informal settlements and those who are homeless face a huge risk of exposure to the coronavirus sweeping the nation, as their homeless status could become vectors from which the virus spreads even more broadly than it has already. As the number of cases of COVID-19 continues […]

The IFP in Umhlathuze Municipality must ensure that extraordinary measures are taken in order to ensure that all residents are screened for free and that the provision of water is prioritized, especially in the areas of Ntambanana Wards 31, 32 and 33. Many communities within Umhlathuze have been without water for far too long. Thousands […]

As South Africa’s confirmed cases of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) rose to 116 this morning, leaders of all political parties represented in Parliament met in Tuynhuys, in Cape Town, with President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss a coordinated response. The IFP’s Deputy President, the Hon. Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi MP, participated in the meeting, providing the IFP’s input in […]

The IFP has today written to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to accordingly request that two individual matters be investigated and that appropriate action/sanction can be taken by the SAHRC. It is imperative that the religious, cultural and traditional rights of all South Africans are protected and upheld and therefore the SAHRC is best placed to […]

The IFP welcomed the news that the City Manager of eThekwini, Mr Sipho Nzuza, has taken leave from work. To us this was equal to the call we made last week that he must be suspended to allow the case not to be interfered with by his presence at work. The IFP registers its disappoint […]