Hlabisa says mature leadership key to successful coalition govts

Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Velenkosini Hlabisa believes coalition governments can work if led by mature individuals. Speaking at the party’s rally in Esikhawini stadium near Richards Bay under the uMhlathuze Municipality, Hlabisa says mature leadership sustain coalitions, ensure stability and take decisions that accelerate service delivery.

The uMhlathuze Municipality is governed through a coalition government led by the IFP. His remarks comes as political parties prepare for the upcoming local government elections.

LGE 2026 | IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa has urged South Africans to vote for the IFP, while welcoming the peaceful conduct of political parties during the election campaign. Hlabisa was campaigning in Esikhawini, Richards Bay. https://t.co/VouBQlryPQ

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“We have seen throughout South Africa failing coalition government weakening service delivery but Umhlathuze is a typical example which we are going to use as a model case that it is not always true that coalitions are a failure. If you deploy matured people in a coalition government they can sustain coalition,” he says.

CREDIT : Nomzamo Xulu, Mlondi Radebe

VIDEO – LGE 2026 | IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa campaigns in Esikhawini