‘What a disgrace’: Buthelezi slams succession battle in Zulu Royal Family
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi confirmed that Ingonyama Trust Board chairperson, three wives and royal family members have received summons.
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has slammed King Goodwill Zwelithini’s wives for dragging each other to court for who will succeed the late king instead of mourning his passing.
Queen Sibongile Dlamini (MaDlamini), the first wife who married the late King Goodwill Zwelithini in a civil rites marriage is challenging the king’s marriage to his other wives and her two daughters are challenging their father’s will citing forgery of his signature.
Zulu Royals lash out at Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini s siblings have accused Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi of being a dictator
The late King’s sister Princess Thembi Ndlovu and brother Prince Mbonisi Zulu, along with four other princes, spoke outside Khangela palace, after Buthelezi, the monarchy’s traditional prime minister, allegedly locked them out of a meeting.
They have accused Buthelezi of excluding them in key family discussions and creating divisions in the Zulu royal household. This is just a fraction of the drama that has unfolded following the passing of Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, the Regent of the Zulu nation, less than a week ago. She was King Zwelithini’s senior wife and the sister to Eswatini’s King Mswati.
WATCH: Zulu monarch tensions heighten as Royal Rebelsâ tell Buthelezi your time is up
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Nongoma - King Goodwill Zwelithiniâs sister, Princess Thembi Ndlovu, has hit out at Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, telling him âtime is upâ and that he should remove himself from the affairs of the Zulu royal family.
This is the latest spat from the Zulu royal court in Nongoma, following heightened tensions after the kingâs first wife, Queen Sibongile Dlamini, approached the courts on an urgent application, saying the kingâs will had been forged and in a bid for her to attain 50% of the kingâs estate as part of her civil union with the deceased.