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March 22, 2024The Inkatha Freedom Party’s (IFP) Velenkosini Hlabisa says South Africans have not yet tasted true democracy when their human rights are infringed upon by unemployment, a lack of service delivery, and high crime levels.
Hlabisa made these remarks during the party’s commemoration of Human Rights Day at Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal, where the IFP also celebrated its 49th birthday.
Hundreds of IFP supporters joined millions of South Africans in commemorating Human Rights Day, which coincides with the party’s 49th anniversary. The IFP was founded by its late leader and President Emeritus, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, in 1975.
While marking the public holiday recognizing the Sharpeville massacre of 1960, Hlabisa emphasized that many South Africans still do not fully experience the rights and freedoms ushered in by democracy. High unemployment, inadequate basic services, and rampant crime undermine citizens’ human rights according to the IFP leader.