Minister appoints new Ingonyama Trust board amid reported rifts within Zulu monarchy

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza has appointed a nine-member board for the Ingonyama Trust.  The announcement on Monday comes against the backdrop of a reported tug-of-war between King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi over the leadership of the board.

Didiza announces new Ingonyama board

Inkosi Mzimela attended meeting with portfolio committee despite Buthelezi’s repeated dismissal of his appointment

The department’s spokesperson Reggie Ngcobo confirmed that Inkosi Mzimela was at the meeting, which was virtual.

Pretoria Deeds Office confronts new building problems

Management hastily arranges meeting to discuss operational issues with conveyancers.

Ingonyama Trust chairperson defies Zulu king’s decision to fire him

Jerome Ngwenya is now challenging the decision to appoint an interim board in court

AmaZulu king faces internal revolt as battle for the soul of Ingonyama Trust rages on

AmaZulu King MisuZulu kaZwelithini is facing an internal revolt over the appointment of a new board chairperson to head the Ingonyama Trust

Zulu king intervenes to resolve impasse over the chairmanship of the Ingonyama Trust Board

“As part of the process of finalising the appointment of the Board, Isilo will meet Judge Ngwenya and Inkosi Mzimela. The meeting will be held on Monday, 24 April 2023 in Durban.”

Khoisan occupation in Grabouw is no longer our problem, says forestry department

The settlement called Knoflokskraal is to be managed by departments of Public Works and COGTA

A new rural land grab as urban elites build homes on customary farming areas

All over southern Africa, new urban-to-rural migration and settlement trends are emerging. Far from being abandoned, rural areas are in high demand. This exacerbates the precarity of home and life for those who still live in rural areas, especially on customary land.

Ingonyama Trust’s R41m ‘is gone, next move is to drain its coffers’

By Paddy Harper The Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) and its business wing, Ingonyama Holdings, paid R41 million over a 12-month period to a company that was set up only five months before the payments began in March 2021. The money was paid in three tranches, R10 million in March, R10 million in July and R21 million in November, to two law firms … Continue reading