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Milestone bash for Mangosuthu Buthelezi planned

Preparations are underway to celebrate Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s milestone 90th birthday. The Buthelezi legacy celebration committee said Buthelezi was “embarrassed” when they informed him of the celebrations.

The committee is responsible for the preparations of a series of events to celebrate Buthelezi’s life as the founder and long-time leader of the IFP, who turns 90 on August 27.

The committee said the celebrations would kick off with a thanksgiving service at the Durban Exhibition Centre on August 19, an Umgidi (celebration party) at the Ulundi Regional Sports Complex on August 27, ending with an invitation-only banquet at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) on August 31.

Addressing the media in Durban yesterday, Prince Zuzile Buthelezi, who is chairperson of the Buthelezi legacy celebration committee and Buthelezi’s son, said his father’s milestone of reaching 90 years of age was worth celebrating and to thank God for his long life and all that he had accomplished.

“Everyone who works with him, his colleagues know he still puts in a full day at the office well into the evening, sleeps beyond midnight and wakes up in the morning, which is God’s blessing.

He said they felt obliged to tell Buthelezi of their plans, because had they not he might have “pulled the carpet from under our feet when we were more than halfway, if we did not warn him of our plans”.

His son said they had planned the events well in advance, because they would be inviting people from all over the country, the continent and several parts of the world with whom Buthelezi has enjoyed long-lasting friendships.

“Everyone who works with him, his colleagues know he still puts in a full day at the office well into the evening, sleeps beyond midnight and wakes up in the morning, which is God’s blessing.

“When you turn 90, it’s time to stop and reflect and look back, and we just thought that in all those years as a family, we have never stood up and thanked him because the first thing for us is his role as a family man and as a husband to our mother,” said Buthelezi.

He added that they were also honouring their father on behalf of their five late siblings and Buthelezi’s mother Princess Magogo KaDinuzulu, who “had a big influence on his life”.

Buthelezi’s daughter Princess Angela Buthelezi said the biggest lessons she had learnt from her father were humility, to be God-fearing and independent, “especially as females”.

Courtesy: Daily News, Picture: Tumi Pakkies

Prince Buthelezi defends Michael Caine film Zulu in racism battle

Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who played his forebear, dismissed those in Kent who tried to ban the film The Prime Minister of the Zulu nation who appeared alongside Michael Caine in the 1964 epic film of the Battle of Rorke’s Drift has risen to defend the film’s cultural and historical merits after it was denounced as “inaccurate, distorted and racist”. Critics of the film, which is based on a ferocious battle from the Anglo-Zulu War in January 1879, called for it to be dropped at a fundraising event in Folkestone, citing risks that it “could have a negative effect on relationships within the changing and richly diverse communities” of the town in Kent. Although the screening went ahead after an acrimonious debate during which the film’s fans deried the would-be censors as “snowflakes”, organisers reported a poor turnout and low takings for armed forces…

Courtesy: The Times UK

Launch of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Preservation Legacy Project

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture has partnered with the Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Museum and Documentation Centre (PMBMDC) to launch the Preservation Legacy Project. The initiative aims to assist the PMBMDC to source and adequately preserve Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s written work, artefacts and personal archives. The project launch will take place in Ulundi on 27 August 2017, which coincides with Dr. Buthelezi’s birthday.

The Preservation Legacy Project will be rolled out in phases which include assessing Dr Buthelezi’s personal archives, compiling joint recommendations, interviewing Dr Buthelezi and possible publication of the archives.

As per its mandate, the department has been tasked with providing support to museums across the province. The department also manages a collection center which houses thousands of artifacts which must be kept in accordance with specialized norms and standards.

Date: 27 August 2017
Time: 10h00
Venue: Garden Court Hotel, Ulundi

Delegation of The Church Of Jesus Christ Meets Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi

Edith O’Friel Had Always Dreamt of Meeting Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. At the ground breaking of the Durban Temple of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Edith was able to fulfill that dream.

Edith has followed his life and great accomplishments with interest, and was able to meet him at the VIP event held previous to the ground breaking.

As an honoured guest, Prince Buthelezi delivered a speech. His interest in the family was at the center of his comments, “I appreciate the emphasis on marriage and family through the doctrine of the Latter-day Saints. I married my wife, Princess Irene, in July 1952, and we have remained committed to one another for almost 64 years. The Lord blessed our marriage with eight children, and I am a proud grandfather to many grandchildren. I know what it is to be family-focused.”

Dr. Buthelezi visits with Ms Frances Chisholm

Dr. Buthelezi gives a speech at ground breaking

Elder Cook greeting Dr. Buthelezi

Dr. Buthelezi visits with Ms Frances Chisholm