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The IFP believes that the number of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops deployed to KwaZulu-Natal – in particular to Pietermaritzburg and surrounds – will be woefully ineffective to support the South African Police Service (SAPS) in quelling the violence, looting and destruction of property in the province. We are extremely concerned that nothing […]

HON. VELENKOSINI HLABISA, MPL PRESIDENT OF THE IFP The IFP has taken note of the statements made by President Ramaphosa this evening, as he sought to address the widespread anarchy that has brought towns and businesses in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng to their knees. While we note his pronouncements, we don’t believe he went far enough […]

Hon. Velenkosini Hlabisa, MPL President of the Inkatha Freedom Party As scenes of anarchy spread throughout South Africa, I am pleased with the announcement that the SANDF will be deployed to assist the overpowered and overstretched South African Police Service in areas of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. In light of the dramatic escalation in unrest and […]