'Do it for Shenge': IFP leans into late founder's legacy to win KZN as 2024 elections approach
The IFP's provincial leader, Thami Ntuli, who is also KZN's premier candidate said their recent successes in the province are their tribute to the late Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
IFP supporters during the party's election manifesto launch in Durban on 10 March 2024. Picture: Facebook/ Inkatha Freedom Party - IFP
DURBAN - The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) says it hopes the legacy of its late founding president, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, will attract more votes for the party ahead of the 2024 polls.
The party launched its election manifesto on Sunday at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.
The party said its manifesto would reflect on Buthelezi’s role and contributions to society.
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Buthelezi died six months ago after spending a month in hospital.
The party said Buthelezi left them with a strong legacy, one IFP supporters still resonate with, as evidenced by the number of supporters who made their way to the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
“We are being supported because of the work he did; it is still resonating with the people of South Africa, the contribution he made,” the party’s KwaZulu-Natal provincial, Thami Ntuli, told Eyewitness News.
He said their recent successes in the province are their tribute to Buthelezi.
“We are still winning the by-elections, and we are hopeful that even going forward the kind of support, hence we are saying do it for Shenge, encouraging people to vote for the IFP in order to thank Shenge.”
Ntuli, also their premier candidate, said they want to deliver the province for the late Buthelezi.