A new Zulu king has been crowned at a historic event attended by thousands in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban. King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini was formally acknowledged as monarch by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who gave him a certificate of recognition. The ceremony was the first Zulu coronation since South …
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After a year-long family feud, Misuzulu ka Zwelithini has been crowned Zulu king in a traditional ceremony in South Africa. The 48-year-old is the son of the previous king, but some royals had argued he was not the rightful heir and that the late king’s will was in fact forged. …
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The coronation of a new Zulu king has split the nation and seen a battle for the throne. The Zulu royal household this week condemned an alleged planned entering of the cattle kraal (ukungena esibayeni) ceremony by Prince Simakade Zulu kaZwelithini set for this Saturday. The ceremony is reportedly taking …
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A bodyguard of Zululand district municipality mayor Thulasizwe Buthelezi was injured when he was shot during a coronation committee meeting in Mayville on Thursday. The injured person, who has not yet been identified, is in hospital. Buthelezi is part of the coronation committee that is working with the Zulu royal …
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Zulu Princess Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu has passed away. Zulu-Ndlovu was the sister of the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu. The news was confirmed to Weekend Witness by her brother, Prince Mbonisi Zulu on Friday evening. He said: “Yes, she passed away at a hospital in Newcastle. The family just found out so …
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King Misuzulu kaZwelithini with prime minister of the Zulu monarchy Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace. Image: SANDILE NDLOVU/Sunday Times Princess Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu, sister to the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, has assured SA that the family is fully behind the new Zulu king, Misuzulu kaZwelithini. Zulu-Ndlovu’s statement comes after …
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The provincial memorial service of late regent of the Zulu nation Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu will be held on Friday at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaNongoma. The queen was interred in a private ceremony early on Thursday. She passed away last Thursday aged 65. President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a special provincial …
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IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFPimage captionQueen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, seen here in 2004, died unexpectedly at the end of April The Zulu Queen, Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, who died unexpectedly last week, has been buried in a private ceremony in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. She was appointed regent of the country’s largest ethnic group in March …
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The late Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu attends the festival of ‘ Zulu 200’ celebrating the existence of the Zulu Nation at the King Shaka International airport in Durban on September 22, 2013. Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images The body of the late Regent of the Zulu nation, Queen …
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South Africa’s powerful Zulu nation has appointed a new regent in the person of Queen Mantfombi MaDlamini Zulu, one of the six wives of the deceased king Goodwill Zwelithini. The late king’s will was read today in the presence of Prime Minister of the Zulu nation, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi …
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