IFP claims plot to kill Buthelezi
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) on Friday said it has unearthed a plot to assassinate its leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
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Blessed Gwala, an IFP lawmaker in KwaZulu-Natal province, said security around Buthelezi has been trimmed, a move the party says is intended to expose him to attacks.
Buthelezi served several times as acting president under Nelson Mandela.
“There is a plot to assassinate Dr. Mangosuthu Buthelezi from the higher echelons of the country, including poisoning him,” Gwala told AFP.
He claimed that South African authorities have reduced security apparatus around Buthelezi, leaving him with just two unarmed policemen who do not have a car.
“He has been stripped of his security so that he will vulnerable, so that when attacks come it will be easy to assassinate him,” Gwala said.
“The grand plan is clear: It’s to remove IFP from the political radar so that they will be a unitary state in this country,” he said.
The ANC has rejected the accusations as outlandish.
“We are not a thuggish organisation. We are a respectful organisation who works within the laws of this country. We have no intentions of assassinating anybody,” party spokesman Jackson Mthembu said.
Inkatha and ANC clashed violently in the early 1990s as the edifice of apartheid collapsed.
While tensions have eased, they have continued to be rivals in KwaZulu-Natal, also the home province of President Jacob Zuma.
The province has recently been hit by a rash of political violence.
It accounts for 80% of all political murders in the country in the last three years.
Observers blame the violence on the battle for political power, which is seen as the gateway to easy wealth.
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ProgressiveAfricanDemocrat
But who would want to k---i----l----l the old geezer? It is not worth it. I am a staunch supporter of the ANC but must confess that I have a soft spot for the old man. Ofcourse he has got many weaknesses but who is perfect among us? The only people who may want to k---i---l---l the old man may well be those who want his position. That is the only reason I can think of.Report Abuse
Yotywa
Eish this is for publicity. who would want to kill a dying person. He does not have any impact anywhere...Report Abuse
Bebesocs
Never trust Blade NzimandeReport Abuse
Arewanga
Killing this man is just inviting bad luck to your life, what would you him for because he is not a threat to anyone or political party? I even forgot that he is still alive.Report Abuse
sgubhusenkwishi
Try your lucky, you morons if you want to see the bloody ntsunami washing this country down to the ocean.Report Abuse
mathenyoka
mnccm!! there is no such thing the old man is trying to get attention.Report Abuse
Bra_NeatDick
Jaaa jaaa jaaa watever maaan. there's a plan to assassinate me too. Either wa IFP and NFP have been killing each other, why involve the ANC now?Report Abuse
Pointman
Jackson you Mampara - so all of a sudden the ANC is respectable and has no intention of kill ing anybody. So why sing about killi ng boe rs and kill ing for Zuma. Don't make sense - but such is politics. I don't think anyone in his right mind will want to kill Buthelezi anyway.Report Abuse
Bdoobs
I wouldn't something thats dead.Report Abuse
ntshware-ke-yawa
Bra_NeatDickJaaa jaaa jaaa watever maaan. there's a plan to assassinate me too. Either wa IFP and NFP have been killing each other, why involve the ANC now?
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You can say that again.Regional politics by IFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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