ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says his meeting with the King of AmaZulu, Goodwill Zwelithini on Friday night was a success.
Speaking on the sidelines of the KwaZulu-Natal leg of the Thuma Mina launch, Ramaphosa also revealed that IFP leader inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi also attended the meeting.
He says neither government nor the ANC wants to expropriate land under the Ingonyama Trust.
He says: “I had a wonderful meeting with his majesty the king Zwelithi and we discussed a wide range of issues. He and I had a wonderful warm communication.”
“The issue of Ingonyama Trust came up and I felt the need to go and meet him. We discussed the issue and I assured him that the government has no intention whatsoever to take the land from the Ingonyama Trust. I reaffirm the land is under the Ingonyama Trust as per legislation and that he has custody of the land on behalf of the people in Kwa-Zulu Natal,” says Ramaphosa.
