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Mourners hold parade before Zulu queen's funeral © Getty Images Zulu men and women gathered in front of a morgue in Johannesburg ahead of the funeral Mourners in traditional dress have paraded through the streets of Johannesburg to honour South Africa's Zulu Queen on the eve of her funeral. Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, 65, became interim leader of the country's largest ethnic group last month after the death of her husband, King Goodwill Zwelithini. The queen's cause of death is yet to be announced by the royal family. The family has dismissed rumours that she had been poisoned. Q...

Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has urged the Zulu nation to give the royal family space to mourn and deal with succession issues at a later stage.

BBC News Published image captionKing Goodwill Zwelithini was on the throne for almost 50 years The Zulu monarchy in South Africa has been plunged into controversy following the death of King Goodwill Zwelithini and - weeks later - the regent. It has led to a vicious power struggle for the throne - royals are fighting it out in court, hurling insults in public, and fuelling rumours of the poisoning of rivals. The BBC's Pumza Fihlani in Johannesburg looks at some of the key players in the royal drama: Father of the nation: King Goodwill Zwelithini Born on 14 July 1948, he was the eighth mona...

The phrase 'Zulu Nation' implies they are separate from South Africa - Caller 5 May 2021 11:09 AM Share This: But others say that different traditions in South Africa represent different nations and that calling people tribes is derogatory. With the recent conflict within the royal family ahead of the Zulu Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu funeral arrangements, the phrase "Zulu Nation” has been used consistently on the news. A caller to The Clement Manyathela Show open line by the name of Nthabi argued that this phrase perpetuates the idea that the nation is separate from South Africa...

Zulu women regiment to take centre stage during burial of Queen regent Mantfombi Share Nongoma – Unlike during the burial of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini in mid-March this year where the Zulu regiment of men played a prominent role, the burial of Zulu Queen Regent Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu will be dominated by a regiment of women. This was revealed by the leader of the Zulu men’s regiment, Mlandeni “Mgilija” Nhleko, on Wednesday during an interview outside Khangela palace in Nongoma where the mourning for the queen is taking place. Nhleko said while they would be present...