ANC KZN says Buthelezi is blurring the line between Zulu royal house and IFP 13 May 2021 - 19:52 The ANC says the traditional prime minister, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, is using his royal position to drive a political agenda meant to benefit the IFP. Image: Stephanie de Sakutin
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is concerned about Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi s “deliberate conflation” of royal household matters with the political party he founded, the IFP.
The party has accused the traditional prime minister of using his royal position to drive a political agenda meant to benefit the IFP, by attempting to blur the lines between Zulu royalty and the party.
Prince Mangosuthu hits out at ANC for interfering in Zulu royal affairs Updated
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Traditional Prime Minister to the AmaZulu nation and monarch Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi says the royal family is united on the leadership of the kingdom.
The incoming monarch King Misuzulu kaZwelithini was nominated as the preferred successor by his late mother, Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu.
But the reading of the Queen s will on Friday night was marred by controversy after the new King was whisked away by his security detail over security threats.
Several reports followed, claiming King Misuzulu kaZwelithini was not the favourite choice.
EDITORIAL | Agendas and egos threaten the vital Zulu monarchy The scenes that have played out since the fall of King Goodwill Zwelithini and Queen Mantfombi could topple a legacy 10 May 2021 - 20:07
There is an ironic twist of fate that the tornado of tumultuous change that has shaken the Zulu royal family and thus its subjects is tied to His Majesty, King Misuzulu KaZwelithini, whose very name means strengthening the Zulus.
The looming spectre of public spats, accusations and innuendos casts a shadow over an institution that is already reeling from grief. ..
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‘He reprimands harshly’ - Buthelezi slammed by King Zwelithini’s sister A heated exchange ensued between Buthelezi and Prince Thokozani Zulu after the reading of the late Queen Mantfombi’s will, which recommended her son Prince Misuzulu Zulu become the AmaZulu king. FILE: Prime minister to the Zulu nation and monarch Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. Picture: GCIS.
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DURBAN - Prime minister to the Zulu nation and monarch Prince Mangosuthu Buthelez i has been criticised by the sister of the late amaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, Princess Thembi, regarding chaotic scenes that unfolded at the Khangelamankengane Royal Palace on Friday evening.
Zulu King Misuzulu criticised for eSwatini security detail
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Pretoria - The Swaziland Solidarity Network has condemned King Mswati III’s “wastage” of eSwatini taxpayers’ money spent on sending a close-protection security detail to accompany his nephew, Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, to South Africa.
The security detail was added amid threats that surfaced after the new king took over from late King Goodwill Zwelithini and Queen Mantfombi.
“We wish to decry and condemn the wastage of Swazi taxes by the king in his commitment to protect his nephew King Misuzulu against his detractors. The king and his delusional family members like parading themselves as people ordained to rule over others by a supernatural being,” said Swaziland Solidarity Network spokesperson Lucky Lukhele.