Thulasizwe Buthelezi
Thulasizwe Buthelezi is the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal, representing the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and involved in controversial decisions regarding the administration of ANC-run municipalities.
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Thulasizwe Buthelezi is the MEC for cooperative governance and traditional affairs who accused MK party members of being anarchists.
Motion against KZN premier Thami Ntuli fails in vote marred by violence – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2025-12-15
Thulasizwe Buthelezi is the IFP MEC accused by the ANC of undermining their municipalities.
Zuma’s MK party plans to collapse KZN – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-31
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi, an IFP strongman, pushed for the ousting of ANC uMkhanyakude district mayor Sphile Mdaka.
MK party’s move to usurp power in KwaZulu-Natal gains momentum – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-29
Thulasizwe Buthelezi masterminded the removal of an ANC mayor in the uMkhanyakude district.
KwaZulu-Natal coalition in jeopardy as MK party motion tests relations between ANC and IFP – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-21Thulasizwe Buthelezi is the MEC for Cogta who announced the cancellation of a costly office lease.
KZN government cancels R24 m/year lease in clampdown on costly office rentals – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-09-03
Thulasizwe Buthelezi is the MEC for cooperative governance and traditional affairs, involved in placing the ANC-run municipality under administration.
ANC decries ‘bullying tactics’ as cracks threaten KwaZulu-Natal governing coalition – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-08-29
