1) notes that the IFP Leader, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, was invited by His Royal Highness, Inkosi Yama Khosi Paramount Chief Mpezeni IV to participate in the Nc'wala Traditional Ceremony of the Ngoni people of Eastern Province in Zambia;
2) acknowledges that this symbolic ceremony is central to the Ngoni's cultural heritage and is attended from far and wide by thousands upon thousands of people under the 10 traditional leaders who serve under His Royal Highness Mpezeni IV;
3) further acknowledges that in previous years, President Peter Mutharika of Malawi and former President Joachim Chissano of Mozambique have addressed the Nc'wala ceremony, for the Ngoni people have historical ties to these neighbours;