KZN’s quiet democratic revolution - IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa explains why party is hitting ANC for six

A democratic revolution is underway in South Africa's most populous province of KwaZulu-Natal. In recent by-elections, the IFP has won five previously safe ANC wards, and in those where it fell short, posted massive double-digit gains in its share of the vote and turned the ruling party's majority from comfortable to marginal. The party, founded by Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi in 1975, is a staunch member of the anti-ANC/EFF Rainbow Coalition. It governed KZN between 1994 and 2004, a project which is regarded as unfinished business. The IFP's newfound momentum is perfectly timed ahead of the watershed 2024 Election, where the IFP expects to regain the right to govern the province - and to share power nationally. Its president Velenkosini Hlabisa, who succeeded Buthelezi in August 2019, explains how the recent surge is part of a long-term plan embarked upon almost ten years ago. He spoke to Alec Hogg of BizNews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices