INGONYAMA TRUST CANNOT BE REPEALED WITHOUT ZULU KING’S OK

This after the presidential advisory panel on land reform called for a review or total disbandment of the trust.

Contralesa president Kgosi Mathupa Mokoena said the trust’s amendment would insinuate that the king was abusing his powers, saying this was not warranted.

Kgosi Mokoena said Contralesa noted that there were many people, including politicians, who wanted to do away with traditional leadership.

But he insisted that many people in rural areas still depended on and respect traditional leaders who were often closer to them than elected officials.