Thousands of people attended the state funeral of Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the divisive Zulu leader of South Africa's Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), who died at the age of 95. Mourners paid tribute to Buthelezi in the ancient capital of the Zulu kingdom, Ulundi, with some dressed in traditional warrior clothes. Buthelezi was implicated in violence during the country's transition from apartheid, but also played a role in negotiations to end white rule. His legacy remains contested, with some considering him a cultural protector of the Zulu people, while others view him as an apartheid collaborator and mass murderer.

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