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Private funeral to be held for Prince Lethukuthula Zulu
Prince Lethukuthula Zulu was the eldest son of King Goodwill Zwelithini and Queen Sibongile MaDlamini.
Earlier reports suggested that his death may be the result of criminal activity but police said that the information was still sketchy and a probe into the circumstances surrounding Prince Lethukuthula Zulu's death was now under way.
In a statement on Saturday, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi made the announcement, expressing his sadness over Zulu's death.
The king on Thursday addressed the Umkhosi we Lembe, the annual commemoration of the day King Shaka was killed, at the eNyokeni royal palace in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal.
AmaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has over the years used the event to promote sexual abstinence for young women as part of a strategy to prevent the spread of HIV/Aids.
The prince died on Wednesday after a short illness.
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini said that children who were left to wander in the streets and play contact games may easily contract the coronavirus and infect older members within their families.
The king said the curriculum was ill-informed and it was being imposed on children and their parents without their consent.
Family spokesperson Prince Thulani Zulu said the desire to see rural communities develop had motivated Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini to start his new Bayede mobile network.
The Ingonyama Trust is a burning issue in the KZN political landscape, with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the province challenging Zikalala on Tuesday during a debate on his State of the Province Address.
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini said KwaZulu-Natal has 6 million hectares of agricultural land, 82% of which is fit for livestock farming and 18% of which can be used for crop cultivation.
The budget for Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s royal household has become a sticking point over the years.
Earlier in June, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini warned of possible violence if the state tried to expropriate communal lands.
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited King Goodwill Zwelithini to reassure him that the ANC was not attacking Zulu people and the Ingonyama Trust.
According to a report, the Arts and Culture Department says to prevent the escalation of costs, the project will have to be demolished.
President Cyril Ramaphosa's office says he has assured Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini that the government will not expropriate land under the controversial Ingonyama Trust.
Key among the issues to be decided is the recommendation that the act be repealed because it was inconsistent with the Constitution.
ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula says Niehaus was not representing their views and the controversial issue of the Ingonyama Trust and traditional land is yet to be resolved within the party.