12 May 2021 - 07:48 By TimesLIVE King Misuzulu KaZwelithini with Zulu princes at KwaKhangelamankengane royal palace in KwaNongoma. File image Image: SANDILE NDLOVU
New Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has registered his marriage to a Newcastle jazz lover who is the mother of two of his children, according to news reports.
Citing documents from the department of home affairs, Independent Media and Daily Sun reported he wed Ntokozo Mayisela, 36, in a civil union last Thursday. The Witness reported on Monday that a royal family delegation had visited Newcastle for lobola negotiations.
The couple is believed to have two sons aged nine and three.
Cow stolen for lobola recovered two years later 05 May 2021 - 13:05 The cow and its calf were seized by the police and positively identified by the lawful owner. Image: supplied
While searching on Tuesday for a cow stolen over the weekend, police in northern KwaZulu-Natal found another cow that had been stolen to pay lobola in 2019.
Police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala said the Zululand multi-district stock theft task team followed up information relating to livestock stolen at Glückstadt village over the weekend.
“They went to the Makhukhula area, where a stray cow was found. The cow was positively identified by the owner as the one stolen over the weekend,” Gwala said.
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