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The late Zulu Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu attending the Zulu 200 Festival, a celebration of the Zulu Nation s existence held at the King Shaka International Airport in Durban on September 22, 2013. Queen Mantfombi was the Zulu Nation s interim leader at the time of her passing. Zulu Nation Interim Leader Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu Dies At 65
The Zulu Royal Family has expressed their shock at the sudden passing of Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, just a month after she was named Regent of the Zulu Nation.
Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, regent of the Zulu Nation and the late King Goodwill Zwelithini s third wife, had reportedly been ill and hospitalised since Tuesday, 27 April, according to media reports. The 65-year-old s passing was confirmed in an official statement released by the Zulu Royal Family on the evening of Thursday, April 29.