In 2008, the Nhlapo Commission ruled that the amaRharhabe were not a kingdom.
The amaRharhabe took the Nhlapo commission to court over the decision and that ruling was set aside in 2016.
On Wednesday, the kingdom described the recognition as a befitting tribute to the tapestry of the amaRharhabe ancestry.
Thirteen years after the Nhlapo Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims ruled that the amaRharhabe were not a kingdom, President Cyril Ramaphosa has recognised the amaRharhabe royalty.
In an official letter dated 25 May, Ramaphosa instructed Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to legalise the ruling.
Dlamini-Zuma communicated the decision in a letter addressed to the chairperson of amaRharhabe Royal Council, Inkosi Siseko Maqoma.
KwaZulu-Natal residents need to brace themselves for more scattered showers and thundershowers expected over most parts of KZN, but widespread along the coast and adjacent interior.
Public service pay increase â and gratuity â add up to bigger headache for Mapisa-Nqakula
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At nation/state level South Africa faces no major current and medium term threat. This is an indicator of why those in charge of the national purse are and will prioritise government spend on social issues with defence and security the poor cousins.
This approach is one not well-liked by Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and those in senior positions at the Department of Defence (DoD) and its major responsibility â the SA National Defence Force (SANDF).
What mustnât be forgotten in this scenario is that over 60% of the just on R50 billion allocated for the defence budget by National Treasury goes to pay people in uniform and civilians employed at DoD and the national defence force.