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WATCH: King Goodwill Zwelithini makes last journey to his palace before burial
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Nongoma – The body of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulu has finally arrived at KwaKhethomthandayo royal palace in Nongoma, marking his last journey to the place where he grew up.
The body of the king arrived at the palace at 4.30pm on Wednesday.
In a solemn procession that started from a mortuary in the central business district of the town of Nongoma to the palace, his body was escorted by Zulu regiments clad in full traditional Zulu regalia.
WATCH: The moment the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini making his last journey to KwaKhethomthandayo royal palace in Nongoma. That was before his private burial later tonight. The King grew up in this palace which was originally built for his father, King Cyprian Bhekuzulu. pic.twitter.com/o7viMQ5kIe Sihle Mavuso (@NewsBotZA) March 17, 2021
King Goodwill Zwelithini, leader of South Africa’s Zulu nation for half a century – obituary
He opposed anti-apartheid sanctions and proved a complicating factor in South Africa’s transition to democracy
King Goodwill Zwelithini in 2010
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King Goodwill Zwelithini, who has died aged 72, was for nearly 50 years the traditional leader of South Africa’s Zulu nation, the country’s largest ethnic group; in 1994 his support for the threat by the Zulu-nationalist Inkatha Freedom Party to boycott South Africa’s first multi-party elections scheduled for 26-28 April briefly threatened to disrupt the transition to democracy.
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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.