Slain Prince Mbongiseni Milton Muntukaphiwana Zulu, a close ally of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, has been described as someone who had a warm personality, and who was a voice of reason in the royal family.
Prince Mbongiseni was shot dead at around 18:00 on Thursday in Nongoma.
Lauding his work as a former member of parliament and councillor, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube said the province would miss Prince Mbongiseni's "sense of humour and sense of cordiality".
"He was a voice of reason and often demonstrated his maturity and sense of proportion when dealing with matters of the royal family," she said, adding that he was a "warm and wonderful human being".
She said those behind the killings wanted to sow seeds of division in the province, but added: "We call on the nation and the people of KwaZulu-Natal not to allow angels of doom to drive a wedge between our fellow citizens and to allow the police to get to the bottom of the matter.".
IFP provincial chairperson Thami Ntuli described Prince Mbongiseni as "a leader in our party in his own right".
Ntuli said the IFP has been complaining that political killings were not being solved.
He described Prince Mbongiseni as "an open person who always displayed his heart"
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