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okayafrica Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP via Getty Images. Zulu Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu attends the festival of Zulu 200 celebrating the existence of the Zulu Nation at the King Shaka International airport in Durban on September 22, 2013.Images) South Africa s Zulu Monarchy Prepares to Bury Queen The Zulu royal delegation is preparing to take the remains of the late Zulu Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu to KwaZulu-Natal in preparation for her funeral this week. Funeral preparations are currently underway following the passing of Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, regent of the Zulu nation, last week on Thursday, 29 April. Queen Mantfombi, who was reportedly ill, had been hospitalised two days prior to her passing. The third wife to the late King ....
Royal convoy escorts Queen Mantfombi body on final journey By Ntombi Nkosi Share Johannesburg - Delegates from the Zulu and Eswatini Royal Family arrived at the Hillbrow Mortuary in Joburg on Wednesday, to collect Zulu Royal Regent, Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zuluâs body. The delegates arrived around 9am in a convoy of luxurious cars, taxis and ordinary cars. The body of Dlamini Zulu will be taken after a traditional rituals, and transported in a convoy to Nongoma The private burial of the 65-year-old daughter of the late King Sobhuza II of Eswatini and sister of King Mswati III, will take place in private and in the thick of dawn (all Swati royals are buried like this) on Wednesday. ....
Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu to be interred on Thursday Updated Newswatch Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu will be buried in the early hours of Thursday morning. Her majesty will be interred at a private burial according to the prime minister of the Zulu monarch Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. A memorial service will be held at the KwaKhangela Royal Palace in Nongoma on Friday. There s been ongoing tension within the Zulu Royal household. KZN premier Sihle Zikalala has pleaded with the royal family to solve its legal issues amicably. This after the first wife of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini, Queen Sibongile Dlamini- approached the courts to interdict the implementation of the King s will. ....
Special Report: Graceful send-off for Zulu Queen marred by legal battles and family disputes Updated Steve Bhengu Share this: What is meant to be a period of planning and final touches before a graceful sendoff for the Zulu queen regent has turned into royal chaos. Disputes, factionalism and legal fights has become apparent within a family that’s meant to planning the burial of late queen Mantombi Dlamini-Zulu. As far as recognition of the wives goes we have the late King Goodwill Zwelithini’s first wife, queen Sibongile Dlamini, who is said to be to the late king under a civil rights union marriage while the other 5 wives were married to the king traditionally. ....
Zulu monarch crisis: Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi hits back at detractors Share Nongoma - Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the Zulu nation and kingâs traditional prime minister, has hit back at Princess Thembi Ndlovu (nee Zulu), Prince Mbonisi Zulu and Prince Thokozani Zulu after they claimed he is dictatorial, hence their decision to exclude him during their unauthorised meetingsâ. In a written response to Independent Media late on Sunday after he was asked to comment on accusations from the trio that he was imposing his people on the Zulu throne - among other accusations - Buthelezi fired back broadly. For Mbonisi and Thokozani, Buthelezi said they were born out of wedlock, even saying the latter has always been known as a Msweli while Mbonisi should be grateful he was given royal roles despite his birth status. ....