Nhlanhla Zulu

Prince Nhlanhla Elijah Zulu (20 January 1940 – 15 June 2007) was a South African politician and prince of the Zulu royal family. He represented the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the National Assembly from 1995 until his death in 2007. A founding member of the IFP in 1975, he also served on the party's National Council until his death.

Nhlanhla Zulu
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1995 – 15 June 2007
ConstituencyKwaZulu-Natal
Personal details
Born(1940-01-20)20 January 1940
Died15 June 2007(2007-06-15) (aged 67)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyInkatha Freedom Party

Early life and career

Zulu was born on 20 January 1940[1] and was the son of Prince Nojombo and grandson of Zulu King Dinuzulu.[2] He was educated as a laboratory technician and from 1967 worked at Sappi.[3]

According to Zulu's cousin, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Zulu was a founding member of Buthelezi's Inkatha movement (later renamed the IFP) in 1975.[2][4] He became the chairperson of Inkatha's branch in Mandini, KwaZulu-Natal,[5] and was a member of the party's Central Committee (later its National Council) until his death.[2]

Legislative career: 1995–2007

In 1995,[4] Zulu was sworn into an IFP seat in the National Assembly, filling a casual vacancy.[6] He served in the seat until his death in 2007, gaining re-election in 1999[1] and 2004,[7] and he represented the KwaZulu-Natal constituency.

Personal life and death

Zulu was polygamous, in line with Zulu tradition, and had children.[3] At the time of his death, all four of his sons were deceased.[3] He told the Los Angeles Times that two of his sons had been murdered – one shot and the other stabbed – for political reasons, "simply because they were my children", in the aftermath of the 1994 general election.[5]

He died on 15 June 2007[8] after spending several weeks in hospital.[4] His seat in the National Assembly was filled by Narend Singh.[9]

References
  1. "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "Motion of Condolence (The late Prince Nhlahla Elijah Zulu)". People's Assembly. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. Buthelezi, Mangosuthu (23 June 2007). "Funeral of Prince Nhlanhla ka Nonjombo ka Dinuzulu". Inkatha Freedom Party. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. "Statement on death of Prince Zulu". ANC Parliamentary Caucus. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. "ANC-Zulu Feud Flares Again in South Africa". Los Angeles Times. 20 June 1995. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. "Members of the National Assembly". Parliament of South Africa. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 28 June 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. "National Assembly Members". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. "S Ndebele on passing of Prince Nhlanhla Zulu". South African Government. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  9. "KZN 'sex scandal' minister back in the office". The Mail & Guardian. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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