9 at 95.Wp Get the full experience. Choose your plan ArrowRight The death was announced by South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, but no cause was noted.... Buthelezi died at his home in Ulundi in the KwaZulu-Natal Province.A scion of Zulu royalty in one of South Africa’s most influential ethnic groups, Mr.... Buthelezi( pronounced boo-teh-LAY-zee) built a political base during apartheid that tapped into Zulu nationalism and opposition to then-jailed Mandela and his African National Congre

ULUNDI, South Africa, Sept 16( Reuters)-Thousands of mourners gathered in eastern South Africa on Saturday for the state funeral of Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The veteran South African politician, Zulu prince and controversial figure during the apartheid liberation struggle, died last week aged 95. Mourners--some dressed in traditional Zulu outfits made of leopard and other animal skins and holding shields crafted from cow hides--gathered at a stadium in the town of Ulundi, where they danced, sang an

The agreement followed two days of meetings in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg. The ANC is the party of the late Nelson Mandela and when the 2024 elections come around, it will have been in government for 30 years since the end of apartheid.... Widespread corruption in state-owned institutions and local and national government has further eroded its popularity.... It still won around 24% more of the popular vote than its nearest challenger in that vote.In national elections, South Africans

FW de Klerk died on Thursday morning at his home in Cape Town, South Africa, the FW de Klerk Foundation said in a statement.... The 85-year-old had been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer-which affects the lining of the lungs-in June this year.... The foundation said he was" survived by his wife Elita, his children Jan and Susan and his grandchildren". Frederik Willem de Klerk was born on 18 March 1936 in Johannesburg, into a line of Afrikaner politicians.He studied law at the conservative Pot