Saturday afternoon saw KZN’s acting premier, Siboniso Duma, National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula take to the podium, with President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the eulogy in Ulundi.
Amabutho have come out in their numbers as they prepare to bid Buthelezi farewell - the streets surrounding the Icobolethu mortuary are buzzing with singing and chanting by Zulu regiments, who will fetch Buthelezi’s remains.
Though the party underwent a huge loss after its founder, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, died last week, it will sit down to assess its policy positions to pave the way forward towards 2024 s general elections and beyond.
Buthelezi’s loved ones, his political party, the Inkatha Freedom Party IFP) and amabutho, collected his remains and escorted them from a local mortuary.
Police Minister Bheki Cele was joined by the Inkatha Freedom Party s (IFP) Mkululeko Hlengwa at the Mangosuthu Buthelezi Regional Sports Complex where the 95-year-old will be laid to rest.