To avoid royal succession battles, AbaThembu senior traditional leader Nkosi Mfundo Bhovulengwe Mtirara publicly pronounced his four-year-old son as his successor during his wedding celebrations at the weekend. Guests at the three-day royal wedding witnessed the union of Mtirara, 50, head of AbaThembu of Matyengqina, and AmaHegebe’s Princess Buyiselwa Holomisa, 44, now known as Nkosikazi Nobandla Mtirara.