Tag: King Goodwill Zwelithini

King Misuzulu’s plan for R10 collection from Zulus is not permissible says Treasury

By Willem Phungula KwaZulu-Natal Treasury, the funder of the Zulu kingdom’s cultural events, has poured cold water on the proposed monthly R10 contribution from Zulu people to make King Misuzulu and the royal family financially independent from the government.

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King Misuzulu appoints Thulasizwe Buthelezi as new Zulu Traditional Prime Minister

By Siyabonga Mkhwanazi King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has appointed Thulasizwe Buthelezi as the new Zulu Traditional Prime Minister.

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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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Opinion divided on King Goodwill Zwelithini’s legacy

By Claudi Mailovich While some label him a ‘useful idiot in the hands of the apartheid government’, others say he was a custodian of Zulu culture.

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Kgalema Motlanthe’s High Level Panel calls for repeal of Ingonyama Trust Act

The Ingonyama Trust headed by Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu should be dissolved and the law that established it on the eve of South Africa’s liberation in 1994 should be repealed says an independent High Level Panel headed by former president Kgalema Motlanthe. The report, commissioned by the Speakers of South Africa’s national and provincial …

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