‘They refuse to listen to me’: AmaZulu king to summon Thoko Didiza over Ingonyama Trust dispute

By Nkosikhona Duma

AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has claimed the AmaZulu nation is under threat because of the government, but the state has dismissed this.

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AmaZulu King threatens to take government to the ICJ over Ingonyama Trust control, but that’s not possible

By Nkosikhona Duma

The AmaZulu King, Misuzulu kaZwelithini, has threatened to take the South African government to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over control of the Ingonyama Trust, but this is not possible.

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Report calls for forensic audit of Ingonyama Trust

By Tauriq Moosa

A report from the University of Cape Town (UCT) has raised concerns about the Ingonyama Trust’s financial management, saying the trust has been “vague” in its reporting and is not subject to “meaningful” public finance oversight.

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The government should not blame the Mogale judgment for Khoi-San Commission struggles

By Monica de Souza Louw

Pitting groups who are trying to assert their constitutional rights and traditional identities against one another not only threatens social cohesion, but also resembles divide-and-rule tactics used by the colonial and apartheid governments.

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Ingonyama Trust finances are not transparent, says report

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    • The Ingonyama Trust, which has the Zulu king as its sole trustee and owns vast amounts of land in KwaZulu-Natal, is not being transparent about its finances.
    • This is the finding of UCT’s Land & Accountability Research Centre which says the Trust is not compliant with the Public Finance Management Act.
    • Over five million people live on the land and are meant to be the beneficiaries of the Trust but the disbursement of funds “is vaguely reported, with no mention made of how distributions, if any, are put to use”, the report says.

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