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King Goodwill Zwelithini was crowned as the eighth monarch of the Zulus at a traditional ceremony in Nongoma in KwaZulu-Natal on December 3 1971. Image: THULI DLAMINI
KING GOODWILL ZWELITHINI DIES

King Zwelithini ruled for almost 50 years

King Goodwill Zwelithini, who took his last breath in a Durban hospital on Friday morning, served as the Zulu royal monarch for almost 50 years. In a statement released on Friday, traditional prime minister to the king, Prince Mangosuthu…

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King Goodwill Zwelithini died on Friday morning. File picture. Image: Sandile Ndlovu
KING GOODWILL ZWELITHINI DIES

King Goodwill Zwelithini’s body to lie in state at his palace while the nation mourns

The body of Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini will lie in state at the royal palace in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal, for a “few days” while the nation mourns his passing. This was announced by traditional prime minister to the…

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King Goodwill Zwelithini. File photo. Image: THEMBINKOSI DWAYISA
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Zulu king bemoans ‘lack of financial recognition’

BY JEFF WICKS AND LWANDILE BHENGU Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini has lashed out at the provincial government, accusing it of failing to pay him what he deserves. He was speaking at a King Shaka commemoration in Stanger, north of Durban, on…

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