IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa discussed coalition talks at the party’s head office in Durban, South Africa, on 12 June 2024. This follows the wish of former president Mangosuthu Buthelezi to reconcile with the ANC – the party that was once the IFP’s adversary. Despite Buthelezi’s passing, the IFP remains influential in the political landscape. Velenkosini Hlabisa believes that forming a coalition with the ANC and the DA in a government of national unity (GNU) could help mend historical wounds between the parties.
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