Buthelezi funeral: South Africans mull legacy of divisive Zulu leader

Mangosuthu Buthelezi founded the Zulu nationalist Inkatha Freedom Party in 1975 .

He opposed the ANC 's stance on armed action and sanctions, arguing that they harmed black South Africans .

But his death at the age of 95 has opened up a debate about his role in politics.

His supporters believe he deserves all the accolades being showered on him.

But critics say his supporters were involved in acts that undermined his legacy.

The City Press newspaper editor-in-chief Mondli Makhanya called him a "murderous apartheid collaborator".

Buthelezi retired from active politics five years ago , but recently won praise for the peaceful installation of the recently crowned Zulu monarch Misuzulu ka Zwelithini .

He and the king were reportedly at loggerheads recently over the running and management of the Ingonyama Trust , a body managing communal land in KwaZulu Natal province.