KZN Cogta MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi announces R34m boost to amakhosi fightback campaign

A campaign by KwaZulu-Natal traditional leaders to reclaim their powers stripped by the government four years ago has received a R34m boost thanks to provincial Cogta MEC Rev Thulasizwe Buthelezi. In a meeting held at the old KwaZulu-Natal Legislature building in Ulundi on Friday, Buthelezi — who was recently fired as the Zulu prime minister — said he had written to rural development and land reform minister Mzwanele Nyhontso informing him amakhosi were calling for the return of their powers, removed in 2020, to sign permission to occupy (PTO) documents.Buthelezi said Nyhontso had…