King Misuzulu has officially been introduced to his subjects as king of the Zulu Nation.
According to reports, the king went through the Ukungena Esibayeni (entering the kraal) ceremony to be crowned king on Friday night in a private ceremony attended only by a select few.
He has been received with loud calls, his subjects hailing ‘Wena We Ndlovu, Bayede! – a salutation only given to Zulu monarchs.
But the coronation is at the centre of controversy.
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Appeal granted Queen Sibongile Dlamini-Zulu leave to appeal a decision by the KwaZulu Natal High court in Pietermaritzburg, which dismissed her claim that her late husband’s will was forged.
The will nominated the late Goodwill Zwelithini’s third wife, the late Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, as the regent. Mantfombi then nominated her son, Misuzulu, as the successor to the throne.
At the same time some of Zwelithini’s other children have also claimed the throne.
The queen mother – Mavis MaZungu, the wife of late king Bhekuzulu, and senior prince Philemon have pledged their support for the king.
They say whoever goes against King Misuzulu is basically the enemy of all.
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