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Velenkosini Fiki Hlabisa (born 4 January 1965) is a South African politician and former teacher who has been President of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) since 2019 and a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2023. He is the party's parliamentary leader.
Jun 15, 2024 · IFP leader Hlabisa’s message of rational hope to nervous South Africans. 15th June 2024 by Alec Hogg. Inkatha Freedom Party president Velenkosini Hlabisa, widely tipped for a key cabinet post in SA’s new Government of National Unity, addresses the key questions of the moment with BizNews editor Alec Hogg. These include the stability of the ...
Jul 17, 2023 · The police have bolstered IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa's security detail amid an alleged assassination threat. This as an internal battle for the leadership of the party ahead of the 2024 elections smoulders, News24 can exclusively reveal.
Jun 11, 2024 · There are talks to include IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa as a second deputy president in the West Wing of the Union Buildings once the seventh administration takes shape under a government of national unity (GNU), but this will require a constitutional amendment.
May 26, 2024 · nkatha Freedom Party (IFP) president Velenkosini Hlabisa has closed the party’s 2024 election campaign with a show of strength in the party’s final campaign rally — and a call on voters to “use...
Aug 4, 2023 · Four years ago, long-time IFP strongman Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi handed over the reins of the party to the incumbent president, Velenkosini Hlabisa. Now, with Buthelezi in hospital, Hlabisa is facing a revolt.
May 26, 2024 · BizNews editor Alec Hogg interviewed IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa about the party’s prospects and strategies ahead of the upcoming elections. Hlabisa emphasized that the IFP is in better shape than ever, despite polls suggesting otherwise.
