South African party criticizes monarch over invitation to Israeli officials

King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo’s actions are a betrayal of the principles of the liberation struggle, the African National Congress has said

The African National Congress (ANC) has criticized South African King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo following his controversial decision to invite officials from the Israeli Embassy to visit public hospitals in the Eastern Cape province. Dalindyebo is the monarch of the AbaThembu people, one of South Africa’s largest traditional communities.