Mourners prepare to receive body of late King Zwelithini at his childhood home The body of late amaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini will lay in state at the Kwakhethomthandayo Royal Palace in Nongoma, which is the home of the monarch s late father King Cyprian kaSolomon. Mourners have started gathering outside the Khethomthandayo Royal Palace in Nongoma. The body of the late #KingZwelithini kaBhekuzulu is expected to arrive here today. The family is expected to meet and then give an update on funeral arrangements. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/EWN
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CAPE TOWN/ DURBAN – Mourners have gathered in Kwakhethomthandayo Royal Palace in Nongoma where the body of late amaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini was expected to arrive on Saturday.
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Comments A group mourning with King Zwelithini s younger brother Prince Mbonisi Zulu outside KwaKhethomthandayo Royal Palace. Photo by Jabulani Langa.
VILLAGERS, traditional leaders, friends and relatives have started to converge at Khethomthandayo Royal Palace to mourn the death of King Goodwill Zwelithini.
There was sorrow as people went to mourn with Zulu royals inside and outside the palace. Everyone was sanitised to follow Covid-19 regulations.
Prince Thiza Zulu has confirmed that the king contracted Covid-19 in the hospital but he recovered from it.
He told Daily Sun they were relieved after the king recovered from Covid-19.
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