GPU partners clash over amakhosi’s proposed inclusion in municipal exco

Durban — The IFP-led KwaZulu-Natal government’s push for amakhosi (traditional leaders) to sit in the municipalities’ executive committees (Exco) could pit the party against its Government of Provincial Unity (GPU) partners who frowned at the proposal, questioning its legality.Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi during his meeting with mayors recently, announced that all municipalities would have to incorporate at least one inkosi to Exco so that amakhosi would have a say in the decisions that will affect their subjects.He said it was not enough…