Right of Reply: M&G chose ‘good story’ over truth — Buthelezi - The Mail & Guardian

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Mangosuthu Buthelezi says the Ingonyama Trust was not created in a secret deal to ensure his participation in the 1994 election

front page headline on August 8 last year, accompanied by an image of me and His Majesty the King.made no reference to the king’s viewpoint, which had never been sought. My own viewpoint had been sought just hours before publication. But what I revealed was ignored, despite it casting serious doubt on the veracity of the information in the article.

The Act had nothing to do with the Inkatha Freedom Party’s participation in the elections. Negotiations were already complete and a memorandum of understanding had been signed by myself, Nelson Mandela and De Klerk. The memorandum set out all the conditions for the IFP’s participation in the elections. There is no mention of land, the creation of a trust or the passing of an Act.

I took them to court and won the case on the basis that they had no right or power to do what they did without consulting the KwaZulu government. As head of state, De Klerk signed all legislation, including that of KwaZulu, because we had rejected nominal independence and never became a bantustan. The lie that the Ingonyama Trust was the result of a secret deal is ultimately premised on the assumption that the ANC was never informed of my intentions. But it was.

Yet rather than consider this obvious interpretation, those far removed from events seem unable to accept that such a bold move could possibly have been conceived and executed by Buthelezi alone.

 

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We don't care anymore. Anything associated with CODESA is secret. Finish n klaar

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