In addition, in 1989, Mcwayizeni declared his support for the ANC, which at the time was locked in violent competition with Buthelezi's own Zulu nationalist party, Inkatha.
[1] In Mcwayizeni's account, he was the most senior Zulu prince under Zwelithini, because he was the eldest son born to King Solomon's favoured wife.
[2] In 1971, he reportedly excluded Buthelezi from a proposed royal council, which was envisaged as an advisory body for the king.
[1][3][5] In 1979, Buthelezi apparently accused Mcwayizeni and Zwelithini of plotting to form an opposition party in KwaZulu.
[3] In the 1980s, Mcwayizeni began to build a relationship with the African National Congress (ANC), another large black political movement then exiled to Zambia.
[7] In subsequent years, during the ANC–Inkatha political violence of the democratic transition, Mcwayizeni's house was petrol-bombed and his life was otherwise presumed to be under threat.
[2]Between 1994 and 1999, relations between Inkatha and the ANC improved, which Deputy President Jacob Zuma said was partly due to Mcwayizeni's efforts to broker peace in KwaZulu-Natal.