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Govt pleads for unity in royal family

Govt pleads for unity in royal family

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE South African government and the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government have appealed for unity and stability following the developments of division within the Amazulu royal family in the aftermath of the death of King Goodwill Zwelithini. Dr Nkosazana Zuma, the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister and KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala met members of the royal family after one of King Zwelithini’s widows went to court to stop the execution of his will. The meeting also follows a public spat between Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the traditional prime minister of the royal family and the late King’s siblings. Buthelezi…
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Succession, inheritance wars bedevil royal family

Succession, inheritance wars bedevil royal family

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE Royal family leading South Africa’s 12 million Amazulu is fighting wars on two fronts in the South African courts. In the first case, Queen Sibongile Dlamini, one of the six widows of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini has turned to the courts in an effort to get 50 percent of his estate. The 5th widow and regent, Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu passed away and will be buried on Thursday. In the second case Queen Dlamini’s two daughters have separately approached the courts to have King Zwelithini’s will set aside because they allege that his signature was forged.…
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Tributes pour in for Amazulu Queen Mantfombi

Tributes pour in for Amazulu Queen Mantfombi

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African president Cyril Ramaphosa has led the nation in paying a tribute to Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, the widow of King Goodwill Zwelithini has passed away, days after being admitted to hospital and just over a month after the death of her husband. The Amazulu Royal Family announced yesterday that the Queen, the stand-in leader of the over six million Amazulu in South Africa, had passed on. Ramaphosa said: "Personally and on behalf of government and all South Africans, I offer my sincerest condolences to the Royal Family and the Zulu nation. We extend our thoughts, prayers…
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SA President’s warm tribute to Zulu King

SA President’s warm tribute to Zulu King

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African President has paid a tribute to the late monarch of the Amazulu nation, King Goodwill Zwelithini as a staunchest defender of his people who advanced their culture, their customs, their traditions and a deep sense of identity and nationhood. Delivering the official eulogy at a memorial service held hours after the King’s burial, Ramaphosa said the Amazulu monarch was celebrated across our beloved continent Africa because he valued diversity and respected the cultures of other kingdoms and nations. The President said King Zwelithini played a significant role in South Africa’s road to democracy, particularly during…
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Zulu King admitted to hospital I.C.U

Zulu King admitted to hospital I.C.U

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ONE of Africa’s most influential and powerful traditional leaders - King Goodwill Zwelithini - who presides over the country’s 12 millions Zulus, has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital where he is being treated for diabetes. The state of Zwelithini’s health and his admission to hospital was disclosed by Inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the King’s traditional prime minister. Buthelezi said Zwelithini was admitted to hospital for the second time after treatment for his diabetes failed to stabilise his glucose levels.  “As it is widely known, His Majesty is a diabetic and his glucose levels…
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