SA’s Inkatha chief, Buthelezi quits

JOHANNESBURG – IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi is to step down as leader of the party at its next national conference.

He made the announcement at a special media briefing in Durban on Sunday afternoon.

Buthelezi founded the IFP in 1975 and is one of the longest-serving MPs in South Africa.

Former KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu recently claimed that Buthelezi contributed to political violence in KwaZulu-Natal.

Buthelezi says the violence has been driven by the ANC and insists the IFP is founded on non-violent principles.

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