Zulu war of succession: Hundreds of warriors escort Queen Mantfombi's body through Johannesburg amid claims that she was poisoned by rivals after King Goodwill Zwelithini's death
Hundreds of warriors with cowhide shields escorted the queen 's body through the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday ahead of a private funeral held in her ancestral lands in Kwa Zulu Natal today
Pageantry masks a bitter war of succession being waged within the palace among King Goodwill Zwelithini's five surviving wives and 28 children - not just for the title but for the vast wealth and land which goes with it
There have been lurid allegations, including that the king's will was forged and that Mantfombi was killed