Traditional leaders want new Zulu King to accelerate rural development Updated
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The provincial house of traditional leaders has asked the new AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini to fast track the development of rural areas.
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Zulu royal family endorse new king Misuzulu kaZwelithini By MLU MDLETSHE - 09 May 2021 King Misuzulu kaZwelithini with prime minister of the Zulu monarchy Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace. Image: SANDILE NDLOVU/Sunday Times
Princess Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu, sister of the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, has assured SA that the family is fully behind the new Zulu king, Misuzulu kaZwelithini.
Zulu-Ndlovu s statement comes after proceedings at the KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace, following the reading of Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu s will on Friday night.
The queen died at the age of 65 and was interred during a private ceremony on Thursday morning in her Nongoma palace.
Royal family pledges support for King Misuzulu as successor to Zulu throne Updated
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The incoming monarch was nominated as the preferred successor by his mother, Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu. Princess Thembe and Princess Mbonisi have pledged their loyalty and support for his majesty King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, said Traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu Nation, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who was speaking in Nongoma on Saturday. The family appreciates this indication that stability and unity have been restored.”
On Friday night, hours after Queen Mantfombi s funeral, dramatic scenes unfolded at the public reading of the late regent s last will and testament.
Princess Thembi and Prince Mbonisi have pledged their loyalty and support for king Misuzulu kaZwelithini, says traditional prime minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi.