Buthelezi bemoans 'prophesy' to the ANC
"When I see incidents where people kill each other because they want to get places and be elected as candidates - I really cry for my country," said Buthelezi .
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi says he warned the ANC against making the country ungovernable under Apartheid as he feared it would create legacy issues for a future black government.
Buthelezi cast his ballot at the Buthelezi traditional court in Ulundi on Monday.
"As someone who grew up in the ANC... there are many things that make me disappointed.," he said when asked about political violence in the run-up to the election.
He believes that the majority of the violence emanates from the governing ANC.
"When I see incidents where people kill each other because they want to get places and be elected as candidates - I really cry for my country," said Buthelezi.
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Buthelezi says he was party to discussions in the days of OR Tambo when the ANC was in exile.
"I tried to warn, them," he said.
"I always mentioned and tied to warn while I was in the ANC that to make the country and townships ungovernable was a very dangerous thing.
"This has become a prophecy almost now because of what has happened."
Buthelezi says the violence seen in KwaZulu-Natal especially saddens him greatly.
"Why should people who are protesting go and burn buildings? As a black person, I feel ashamed," he said.
Buthelezi is no longer the leader of the IFP but says he believes his party has a proven track record of governance that is free of corruption.
He emphasised the importance of local government structures, calling them the coalface of service delivery.
However, he says local authorities are receiving less and less money to deliver basic services.
"The country is in dire straits - our country is in very serious trouble," he said.
