An IFP councillor in the Abaqulusi local municipality is facing backlash after being caught on camera telling mourners at a funeral he would hire someone from that family in the municipality.

Since the video of Abaqulusi speaker and IFP Zululand district chairperson Michael Khumalo emerged on social media, the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has called on the IFP to take disciplinary action against the speaker...