Zulu royal family s security has not been withdrawn, say police
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The police have moved to assure the public that Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is protected.
This after Zulu traditional prime minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi said the king had been left vulnerable with no protection.
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal and Premier Sihle Zikalala said Buthelezi should have checked with the police before issuing the statement.
The police have rubbished a statement by Zulu traditional prime minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi that they have withdrawn protection services for new Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said protection had not been withdrawn.
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The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has dismissed reports that police VIP protection to the Zulu royal family has been withdrawn.
On Saturday night, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi released a statement in which he said members of the SAPS VIP protection unit had been instructed to withdraw from Kwakhangelamankengane royal palace in Nongoma.
This was just a day after King Misuzulu Zulu was announced as the successor of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini after the reading of the late regent Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu’s will.
But KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala said he has spoken to the provincial commissioner, Gen Mkhwanazi, relevant MECs in the province and police minister Bheki Cele.
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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.
Prince Misuzulu Zulu has been named as the preferred new Zulu king. (The Witness)
Zulu traditional prime minister Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi said he did not know late monarch Zwelithini s son, Simakade Zulu, wanted to be king.
Simakade was reportedly raised by the late Regent Queen Mantfombi, according to Londiwe Zulu.
On Saturday, Buthelezi alluded to the fact some members of the royal family were rumoured to be seeking legal advice.
Zulu traditional prime minister Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has denied any knowledge that Simakade Zulu, the son of late monarch Zwelithini, was a contender for the Zulu throne.
The new claim to the kingship emerged despite Buthelezi s assurances that Zwelithini s siblings and family have accepted new king Misuzulu kaZwelithini, and pledged their loyalty and support to him. There has been tension in the royal family that saw two court challenges to the throne and inheritance.