News24 | Mpumelelo Mkhabela | From the shadows to the spotlight: Hlabisa's rise amid IFP's legacy challenges
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Despite the death of IFP founder Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and the rise of the MK Party, the IFP proved resilient in the recent elections. Its performance gave incumbent leader Velenkosini Hlabisa stature and power in the ongoing negotiations to establish a government of national unity, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.