Political Parties Oppose Renaming of Umzinyathi District Municipality To Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi

SANDILE MOTHA

OPPOSITION parties under the Umzinyathi District municipality on the KwaZulu Natal Midlands have joined forces to reject the proposed renaming of the municipality to Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

The municipal mayor Petros Ngubane announced last month that the district would be engaging in the process of changing the name of the municipality to the IFP leader, saying this was to recognise Prince Buthelezi’s role in the struggle.

But new political party, the Abantu Batho Congress (ABC) told Inside Metros this week that they would be opposing the renaming.

“As it stands, the district is failing in its constitutional mandate to provide residents with water. This has been a case long before the outbreak of Coronavirus and sadly has been left unattended in the midst of the pandemic,” said ABC President Philani Mavundla.

He said water woes in the district has been exarcebated by the failure of the district to