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Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi body arrives at his home in Nkonjeni near Ulundi.

South Africa- Johannesburg- Joburg CBD 2nd fire . 15 September 2023. A second hijacked building caught alight in Joburg cbd on Friday. This just two weeks after a building two blocks from the latest building fire took more than 70 lives when it burned down. The building was evacuated and no injuries were reported to date. Picture: Timothy Bernard / African News Agency (ANA)

A large group of Zulu regiments have already gathered outside KwaPhindangene waiting to receive the body of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi and usher it home for the last time. Buthelezi will buried on Saturday. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL

A convoy of the family of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi on its way to Icebolethu mortuary in central Ulundi to take his body home for the last time. #MangosuthuButhelezi Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL Politics

IFP supporters lining up along the R66 which cuts through Ulundi to Nongoma and Nkonjeni. They are waiting to bid their farewell when the body of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi leaves the mortuary to his home. Most of them are waking banners with Buthelezi’s face. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL Politics

Zulu regiments taking turns in showcasing their traditional skills as they wait outside Icebolethu mortuary in central Ulundi to take the body of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi home. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL POLITICS

Cape Town - 15 September 2023 - Members of the ACDP protest outside parliament to oppose the single marriage bill. Picture Leon Lestrade. African News Agency/ANA.

Zulu regiments singing outside Icebolethu mortuary in Ulundi as they wait to take the body of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi to his home in Nkonjeni. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL

IFP youth marching in central Ulundi on their way to Icebolethu mortuary to accompany the body of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi to Nkonjeni. Buthelezi will rest at his home for the last time today before his state funeral on Saturday. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL

The rehearsal of the SANDF outside KwaPhindangene, the home of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. Buthelezi will be buried in a state funeral will full military honours on Saturday. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL

Regiments of the Buthelezi clan conducting a rehearsal inside KwaPhindangene before their departure to fetch the body of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi from the mortuary and bring him home to rest for the last time. This is ahead of his burial on Saturday. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL

Prince Lungalomndeni arriving at KwaPhindangene with a cow to mourn the passing of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. He said despite their differences over the Zulu with Buthelezi, they are a family. Prince Lungalomndeni supports Prince Simakade who is still fighting to wrestle the Zulu throne from King Misuzulu KaZwelithini. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL

Groups of regiments of the Buthelezi clan are slowly gathering at KwaPhindangene, the home of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The regiments will play a leading role in bring the body of Buthelezi home later today to rest at his home for the last time before he is buried on Saturday. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL POLITICS

South Africa - Cape Town - 14 September 2023 - DA Premier candidate Alan Winde unveiled the DA's registration bus at the Rocklands Civic Center in Mitchells Plain. Picture Leon Lestrade. African News Agency/ANA.

Prince Thulani Zulu, a former spokesperson of King Goodwill Zwelithini explains why Mangosuthu Buthelezi rightfully used the Prince title even though he came from the Buthelezi clan. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL Politics

IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa speaking about Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi during a memorial service in Ulundi on Wednesday. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL Politics

Zulu regiments chanting Zulu war slogans as they enter the venue for the memorial service of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi in Ulundi. Buthelezi was a key figure in the Zulu monarch and nation. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL Politics

EFF's Commissar, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi giving a rousing speech at the memorial service of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi in Ulundi. He told the family that they must not be shaken by detractors who are demonizing Buthelezi, adding the collabators are known. He described Buthelezi as a man of peace. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL POLITICS

South Africa - Johannesburg - DA Gauteng- 13 September 2023. DA Federal leader John Steenhuisen makes the announcement of the Gauteng premier candidate, Solly Msimanga. Picture: Timothy Bernard / African News Agency( ANA)

Activities at at Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi regional stadium in Ulundi. The venue is the host of the IFP's memorial service for the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi the founder of the IFP and the traditional prime minister of the Zulu nation. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL Politics

South Africa - Cape Town - 12 September 2023 - Western Cape Minister of Mobility, Ricardo Mackenzie, officially handed over the first batch of 31 new Traffic Enforcement vehicles to his department's Traffic Law Enforcement branch at the N1 Huguenot Toll Plaza. The new BMWs are not standard sedans, but specialised vehicles that have been converted and optimised for the work of traffic law enforcement on the main provincial and national roads. The use of advanced in-vehicle technology, which includes license plate recognition cameras, will enable Provincial Traffic officers to be even more effective in making the Western Cape safe and reducing the number of road crash fatalities. Photographer: Armand Hough / African News Agency (ANA)

EFF Deputy President, Floyd Shivambu at KwaPhindangene to mourn the passing of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. He recalls how they had to apologize to Buthelezi for utterances made while they were members of the ANC. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL Politics

The City's Fire & Rescue department responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on Kloof Street in the CBD this morning. A heavy-duty articulated vehicle lost control and collided with several passenger vehicles before overturning. All services have responded. This is currently an active scene. Motorists are requested to seek alternative routes and avoid the area until the scene has been cleared.

EFF Deputy President, Floyd Shivambu leading his party's delegation to KwaPhindangene to mourn the passing of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. Shivambu's delegation includes Marshal Dlamini, Mongezi Thwala, Thami Xuma and Chuma Wakeni. Video: Sihle Mavuso/IOL Politics

IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa say they appreciate that President Cyril Ramaphosa has granted Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi category 1 funeral. He says that it shows that he was an international stateman. VIdeo: Sihle Mavuso/IOL POLITICS