WATCH: Zulu regiments have started arriving at KwaKhangalemankengane royal palace in Nongoma on Saturday where King Misuzulu is hosting a prayer service to mark a year since the passing of King Goodwill Zwelithini.
Video: Sihle Mavuso/ Politics
LOOK: Rival factions of Zulu royal family host two events to remember King Goodwill Zwelithini
Durban – The two factions within the royal court will go ahead with their plans to host different events to mark a year since the passing away of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini.
On Friday both factions pitched big marquees in anticipation of pulling the largest crowds.
Independent Media visited KwaKhethomthandayo palace outside Nongoma and found a group of people making intensive preparations for the cleansing ceremony.
At the palace, the so-called Zulu royal rebels of Prince Mbonisi Zulu, Princess Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu and Prince Vulindlela, all half-siblings of the late king, is where they will host their cleansing ceremony on Saturday.
Speaking to Independent Media on Friday, Prince Mbonisi, said their programme would go ahead as planned and did not know who would be their guests.
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5 memorable quotes by the late King Goodwill Zwelithini as recorded over the years
The late combative and unyielding King Goodwill Zwelithini who passed away aged 72 on March 12 last year after ruling the Zulu nation for almost half a century, was a fountain of great wisdom.
Although he left a debatable legacy, over the years he dished out memorable quotes on corruption, illegal immigration, HIV, tribal land of the Zulus, and many other issues of national importance.
On the first anniversary of his passing, ‘s senior political journalist, Sihle Mavuso, looks back at some of his best quotes.
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#Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has arrived at Inkosi Albert Luthuli in Durban where Amabutho have gathered. The royal family will perform significant rituals in the hospital where the late King Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu tool his last breath @ pic.twitter.com/zuBphf0cOt
— Sboniso Mngadi™ (@sbonisomngadi) March 11, 2022
Watch:King Misulu kaZwelithini convoy led by amabutho and Metro Police bike unit is leaving the hospital after a prayer. The King is now going to a sportfield opposite the hospital where amabutho are having a night vigil.@ #Zulu pic.twitter.com/chNva9rsDf
— Sboniso Mngadi™ (@sbonisomngadi) March 11, 2022
honours the life and contribution of His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu with this special commemorative digital magazine. It features moving personal tributes from Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu Monarch and Nation; Jacob Zuma; Ela Gandhi; Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Cogta Minister; and Nigel Ward, on behalf of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The wonderful images accompanying each of these tributes are perfectly complemented by a stunning photo spread capturing the King’s life and passing.
