Tag: Cyril Ramaphosa

Blow to MisuZulu as court rules his recognition is unlawful

By Paddy Harper The Pretoria high court has declared the recognition of Zulu monarch MisuZulu kaZwelithini by President Cyril Ramaphosa as invalid.

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‘It should lead to no crisis’: Ramaphosa says ruling on Zulu succession battle is ‘no real calamity’

By Nkosikhona Duma President Cyril Ramaphosa says the judgment by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria that he unlawfully certified Misuzulu kaZwelithini as king of the Zulu nation is “no real calamity”.

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Zulu king braced for royal battles

By Paddy Harper The death of longstanding traditional prime minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and a series of court challenges over the recognition of MisuZulu kaZwelithini as isilo of the Zulu nation being overturned, marked a dramatic 2023 for the Zulu nation.

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King Misuzulu relieved as President Cyril Ramaphosa granted leave to appeal in Zulu recognition matter

By Sihle Mlambo King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has welcomed the ruling by Judge Norman Davis, which granted President Cyril Ramaphosa leave to appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal after he ordered that the recognition of the Zulu monarch be declared unlawful and invalid.

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Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act that ‘recreates the Bantustans’ heads to ConCourt

By Thiyane Duda Rural citizens argue that by signing the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act, the President made the abusive actions of traditional leaders legal. They have no issue with the fact that, at last, the law recognises Khoi and San leaders and communities.

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