The African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal says it is not going to support AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s campaign to rename KwaZulu-Natal to KwaZulu.
Misuzulu was speaking at the 147th commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana two weeks ago where Zulu regiments under King Cetshwayo kaMpande defeated British forces led by Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford in 1879.
Commenting on the matter during a media briefing on Tuesday, the party’s Provincial Coordinator, Mike Mabuyakhulu, said the ANC is willing to engage on the matter, it does not believe that the name should be changed because it was an outcome of the engagements.
“Changing of the province’s name is a constitutional matter; therefore, those advocating for the name change must adhere to constitutional imperatives. However, as the ANC stands, we do have a problem with the current name since it was an outcome of the consensus. This matter will raise emotions, so we do want something that will raise the people’s emotions,” said Mabuyakhulu.
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