Aug. 20 (EUROPA PRESS) –
Misuzulu kaZwelithini has been officially proclaimed this Saturday as the new king of the Zulu people, the largest ethnic group in South Africa.
The 47-year-old monarch’s bid was backed by leading members of the royal family to succeed the late Goodwill Zwelithini, who died last year at the age of 72 after a long illness.
“King Misuzulu was officially presented to his subjects as the king of the Zulu people,” the News24 news portal announced.
The Zulu monarch has no executive power but exercises enormous influence over the country’s Zulu population, and his position is recognized by the South African government, as confirmed by the country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa.
The coronation follows several palace intrigues that erupted last Saturday when a faction of the Zulu royal family opposed to Prince Misuzulu’s accession decided to hold their own coronation ceremony for the benefit of Prince Simakade Zulu, eldest son of the late king, born outside of marriage.
However, judicial experts consulted by the newspaper ‘Maverick’ do not anticipate legal problems when it comes to ratifying Misuzulu’s coronation because Simakade has ended up writing a letter in which he recognized Misuzulu as the next Zulu king and previous court cases aimed at preventing him from ascending the throne had been dismissed by the courts.
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