Parliament Postpones Kzn Visit To End Friction Between Zulu King, Ingonyama Trust Board

A visit by parliaments portfolio committee on land reform and rural development to KwaZulu-Natal to resolve tensions between King MisuZulu ka Zwelithini and the Ingonyama Trust Board ITB has been delayed until after next months State of the Nation address.

The committee had planned to visit the province this week, before the last-minute postponement, chairperson Mangaqa Albert Mncwango said.

Relations have soured between MisuZulu and the board over several issues, including his attempt to appoint the lawyers representing him in his succession battle to conduct an audit of ITB land.

The monarchs lawyer, Stephen Rakwena, said earlier this month that he had been appointed to investigate the sale of a farm near Umhlali on the North Coast by the ITB on the kings instruction and accused its leadership of obstructing him.

Mncwango noted that as the parliamentary committee was organising the visit to KwaZulu-Natal, the king had signed a letter dissolving the ITB.