New twist in Zulu royal family court case, Queen Sibongile wants to amend court papers iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An attempt by Queen Sibongile Dlamini-Zulu to have the late King Goodwill Zwelithini's customary marriages declared invalid has failed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.
Queen Sibongile Dlamini-Zulu suffers another legal setback in the Pietermaritzburg High Court iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An attempt by Queen Sibongile Dlamini-Zulu to have the late King Goodwill Zwelithini's customary marriages declared invalid has failed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. Judge Isaac Madondo on Wednesday dismissed a request by Dlamini-Zulu through lawyer Nigel Redman to bring a late application to amend court papers to declare the subsequent marriages between Zwelithini and his customary wives invalid.
One of the six widows of South Africa's Zulu king launched a legal succession bid Tuesday arguing that she is the monarch's only legitimate widow as they had a civil marriage, while he wed his five other wives only according to traditional rites.