Dramatic scenes related to the bitter and potentially violent fight for the Zulu kingdom throne, and the battle for the hearts of millions of AmaZulu people, shifted to South Africa’s administrative capital Pretoria this week. Dramatic scenes related to the bitter and potentially violent fight.
Royal watchers say the announcement of the Ingonyama Trust board marks the formal end of the relationship between the king and Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
The event is expected to be attended by thousands of people, including kings, traditional and political leaders, members of royal families from all over Africa and other parts of the world, diplomats, warriors, maidens and ordinary people.
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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.