ZULU monarch traditional minister Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has called the Zulu throne contender prince Simakade Zulu a demon for trying to refuse with the palace.
DESPITE the urgent court application by late king Zwelithini’s daughters Princess Ntandoyenkosi Zulu and Ntombizosuthu Zulu-Duma to interdict king Misuzulu's traditional coronation, it went ahead.
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There was drama inside and outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday before, during and after the hearing of the dispute between the warring factions of the Zulu royal family.
South Africa s new King of the Zulus s opublic unveiling ended in chaos as he was whisked away by bodyguards as questions continue over whether he is the rightful heir to the throne.
The controversy over the next king, a largely ceremonial role but one with great significance for South Africa and its 12 million Zulu people, has arisen after the death in March of King Goodwill Zwelithini, who had reigned since 1968.
Zwelithini apparently named one of his six wives, Queen Mantfombi Shiyiwe Dlamini Zulu, as the regent of the Zulu kingdom in his will.
However, she also died after holding the title for only a month, throwing the royal succession into turmoil.