EXERCISING their right, the ANC opposed the nomination of IFP candidate Thulasizwe Buthelezi as mayor of the Zululand District Municipality at a special council meeting on Friday in the Zululand District Council Chamber.
The nomination led to a secret ballot, which Buthelezi won by 23 votes.
The vacancy arose when previous mayor and IFP Deputy President, iNkosi Mzamo Buthelezi (no relation), was deployed to the National Assembly.
Thulasizwe Buthelezi is a former Inkatha Freedom Party Youth Brigade national chairperson.
He left the party’s seat in the provincial legislature to become a full-time pastor in the Zululand district.
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In his acceptance speech he said there are three focus areas which will be addressed by the municipality – corruption and the curbing of fruitless expenditure, water provision and the expansion of the economy so as to create more employment.
Also present at the inauguration was Prince Mangosuthu Butheleezi, who congratulated the new mayor and emphasised the the mayor’s priorities are aligned with the IFP’s manifesto.
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