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Zulu Queen dies a month after taking throne © Getty Images The queen pictured in the early 1970s before her marriage The Zulu royal family in South Africa has announced the death of its monarch Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu just a month after she became regent. The queen's prime minister said her death had taken the family by surprise and they were "utterly bereft". A successor as ruler of the 11 million-strong nation has not yet been named. "It is with the deepest shock and distress that the Royal Family announces the unexpected passing of Her Majesty Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamin...

Prince Buthelezi said that so-called experts and academics should refrain from speaking publicly on the matter. Prince Buthelezi said that speculation in the media could create conflict. The Zulu Royal family have again asked for space to mourn the death of King Goodwill Zwelithini, saying that conjecture from experts and academics was disrespectful. Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Tuesday that while the royal household has kept the public informed, "... every step of the way on matters related to the king's succession", there was still speculation in the media. "There is a continued str...

Zulu royal family pleads for peace as it mourns King Goodwill Zwelithini, says succession issue under control Share Durban - Irked by persistent speculation regarding who will occupy the vacant throne, the Zulu royal family has asked to be given space to mourn in peace the death of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini. In a statement issued by Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi in his capacity as the traditional prime minister to the Zulu monarch and nation, the royal family said it is disturbed by the fact that some parties, including the media, are fuelling speculation on the succession announcement ...

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Zwelithini died on Friday after weeks of treatment for a diabetes-related illness. He will be buried during an intimate ceremony after midnight on Wednesday. Clad in leopard skins and multi-coloured beads, hundreds of mourners on Wednesday gathered to pay their respects to King Goodwill Zwelithini, who died last week. The king was the longest-serving monarch in Zulu history, reigning for half a century through years of apartheid and democratic transition. He died early on Friday in Durban, aged 72, after weeks of treatment for a diabetes-related illness. His remains have been taken back to hi...