The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has unveiled its 13-point programme of action as part of its manifesto. Top of the Agenda is to deal with the high unemployment crisis, fixing the country’s energy challenges which remain a thorn in the flesh for South Africans. The action plan was unveiled during the IFP’s Manifesto launch at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in the heart of Durban. IFP supporters and members packed the 56 000 capacity Moses Mabhida Stadium to the rafters on Sunday.
This show of force by the official opposition in Kwa Zulu-Natal a signal that it intends to snatch the province from the hands of the African National Congress (ANC). Party leader Velenkosini Hlabisa outlined a package of interventions the party proposes to tackle joblessness including a 12-month internship of all graduates at municipalities, the roll out of a R3 000 grant for unemployed graduates for a fixed period of time, resuscitating struggling SOEs, cutting the cost of data by 50% and ensuring that companies employ at least 80% of South Africans in their workforc