The court ruled that leases signed by the trust and residents living on the land were unconstitutional.
Nehawu KwaZulu-Natal secretary Ayanda Zulu said that this action was the culmination of a long process with workers, raising concerns and demands as far back as 2018 with no results.
The Ingonyama Trust controls about 3 million hectares of land in KwaZulu-Natal and the late monarch was its sole trustee.
The Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa briefed Parliament’s portfolio committee on agriculture, land reform and rural development on Tuesday.
That was revealed by the trust’s chairperson Judge Jerome Ngwenya during a virtual meeting facilitated by the DA in KZN.
Newly-elected party secretary-general Siphosethu Ngcobo said that the resolution of the land issue carried with it the potential to heal the wounds of the past.
The IFP said the trust was functional and beneficial to residents.
Contralesa president Kgosi Mathupa Mokoena said the trust’s amendment would insinuate that the king was abusing his powers, saying this was not warranted.
The Ingonyama Trust is a burning issue in the KZN political landscape, with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the province challenging Zikalala on Tuesday during a debate on his State of the Province Address.
Zweli Mkhize met with Amakhosi from the eThekwini region as a part of the ANC’s Thuma Mina campaign ahead of the 2019 elections.
The remarks by Lamola contrast with previous statements by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Earlier in June, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini warned of possible violence if the state tried to expropriate communal lands.
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited King Goodwill Zwelithini to reassure him that the ANC was not attacking Zulu people and the Ingonyama Trust.
The report is at the centre of the fallout between the Ingonyama Trust under Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, who is a trustee, and government.
President Cyril Ramaphosa's office says he has assured Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini that the government will not expropriate land under the controversial Ingonyama Trust.
Key among the issues to be decided is the recommendation that the act be repealed because it was inconsistent with the Constitution.
President Ramaphosa urgently visited Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini on Friday night, promising him that the government has zero plans to touch three million hectares of land under the Ingonyama Trust.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid an urgent visit to Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini to assure him that the ANC-led government has no intention of claiming land under the Ingonyama Trust.
