By Celani Sikhakhane
- A senior director in King Misuzulu’s office is accused of bullying and trying to cut royal family members from state benefits.
- She also allegedly clashed with the King’s private office and hired her brother after key staff were dismissed.
Sibongile Mdletshe, a senior director in King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s office is accused of bullying and playing a role in the dismissal of Traditional Prime Minister Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi and the King’s chef.
The official is employed in the Royal Household Department within the Office of the Premier.
Sources in the royal family claim Mdletshe angered many in the royal court by allegedly trying to remove some of the late King Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu’s children from the government’s beneficiary list.
“She wants the late king’s children taken off the government’s support list, which has caused a lot of anger.
She was also accused of making mistakes with royal protocol during the State of the Province Address, which led to King Misuzulu leaving his wife, Queen Nomzamo kaMyeni, stranded without a vehicle.
Things are tense because she is even clashing with the King’s private office, which was recently introduced at a meeting of amakhosi in Nongoma,” a source said.
Mdletshe is also accused of hiring her brother, Sifiso Mdletshe, after the King’s chef, Katlego Msibi, was dismissed.
Scrolla.Africa tried multiple times to get Mdletshe’s response, but she did not reply to WhatsApp messages, only reading them without responding within 24 hours.
Pictured above: Senior Director in the Office of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, Sibongile Mdletshe, who is accused of bullying and removing King Zwelithini’s children from the state beneficiary list.
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