Zululand s EFF councillors join the IFP iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Inkatha Freedom Party in KwaZulu-Natal announced on Tuesday that former Economic Freedom Fighters councillors, Bongimpilo Nhlengethwa and Zanele Nzuza, were among 155 members of various parties who joined it. According to the IFP, 40 African National Congress members, 30 from the EFF, 37 from the Abantu Batho Congress, and 48 from ActionSA recently joined the party, leading to "exponential growth in its membership". The red berets expelled Nhlengethwa, who served as the EFF's PR councillor in the AbaQulusi Local Municipality, on Monday, citing "serious allegations of corruption and conspiring against the EFF". According to the party, Nhlengethwa was leading an operation, allegedly sanctioned by Zululand District Municipality Mayor Thulasizwe Buthelezi, to get EFF members in Zululand to resign from organisational responsibilities and positions and take up government positions in an effort to weaken the EFF and fight its kingmaker status.
The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal has announced that former EFF councillors, Bongimpilo Nhlengethwa and Zanele Nzuza, were among 155 members of various parries who joined it.
IFP claims victory after snatching several EFF leaders in Zululand, including two former councillors iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.