IFP Officially Joins ANC's Govt of National Unity

The party's leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa, made the announcement during a media briefing in Durban on Wednesday night.

The IFP leadership held a media briefing in Durban on 12 June 2024. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/Eyewitness News

JOHANNESBURG - The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has officially joined the African National Congress (ANC)'s government of national unity.

The party's leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa, made the announcement during a media briefing in Durban on Wednesday night. 

The organisation has a combined 33 seats nationally and in two provincial legislatures.

Hlabisa assured South Africans that the IFP would not lose its identity by joining the government of unity.