The Zulu nation anticipates the coronation of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini but disputes between royal family members have caused delays.
To believe in tradition or to find value in what tradition is does not mean to be stuck in the past, writes Mcebo Dlamini.
The siblings of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini have questioned the legitimacy of their nephew as the rightful successor.
In papers seen by Eyewitness News, King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's lawyers have legally notified Queen Sibongile Dlamini that they want her marriage to the late AmaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini declared null and void.
King MisuZulu kaZwelithini said the looting and destruction of property will come back to hurt communities. He's appealed to rioters to end the mayhem and for peace to be restored.
The monarch made the appeal during a national address on Wednesday in the wake of the ongoing unrest and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Princesses Ntandoyenkosi Zulu and Ntombizosuthu Zulu-Duma have approached the Pietermaritzburg High Court in a bid to set halt plans to crown the new king.
This is a decrease of R5.23 million from last year’s R71.3 million allocated to his father, the late King Goodwill Zwelithini.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala will deliver his 2021/2022 budget, which incorporates that of the amaZulu Royal household.
Prime minister to the Zulu nation and Monarch, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi said that Prince Simakade had heard that there were people who wished for him to ascend to the throne, but he fully backed King Misuzulu KaZwelithini.
Prime Minister to the Zulu nation and monarch, Prince Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, said that the leaders of the other family faction had now apologised.
A heated exchange ensued between Buthelezi and Prince Thokozani Zulu after the reading of the late Queen Mantfombi’s will, which recommended her son Prince Misuzulu Zulu become the AmaZulu king.
On Friday night, the new King Misuzulu KaZwelithini was whisked away by bodyguards after a tense situation developed in Nongoma.
