- Inkosi Malusi Zondi represented the Zulu King at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg last year and was fired last week over fraud allegations the King denied.
- King Misuzulu kaZwelithini apologised to Zondi on Tuesday but scrapped his position and redeployed him to work with hostel dwellers instead.
Inkosi Malusi Zondi was the Zulu King’s top diplomat. He represented King Misuzulu kaZwelithini at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. Last week he was fired. This week the King said sorry and gave him a new job. Manning hostels.
Speaking at eMashobeni Royal Palace on Tuesday, royal spokesperson Prince Thulani Zulu of eZibindini Royal House said the King had apologised to Zondi and scrapped the Royal Chancellor position entirely. Zondi will now serve as the King’s representative to hostel dwellers.
“His Majesty will deploy the delegation of the royals to Zondi to officially inform him about his new role which will also be communicated to him,” Prince Thulani said.
The Private Office, run by Chief Director Arnold Nododile Ndamase, has also been scrapped. In its place, the King has revived the Secretary’s Office, to be run by Prince Khishwengubani of eGazini Royal House.
The reshuffle follows a messy public contradiction. Zulu Prime Minister Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi announced last week that both Zondi and Ndamase had been fired. The King denied it. Then both their positions were scrapped anyway.
The two had faced allegations of running a money-making scheme through the Private Office, registered as a Non-Profit Company. The King denied those allegations.
Former royal spokesperson Prince Afrika Zulu of Onkweni, also recently fired, has been redeployed alongside Zondi to the hostel dwellers role.
Pictured above: Inkosi Malusi Zondi, whose Royal Chancellor position has been scrapped, will now serve as the King’s representative to hostel dwellers.
Image source: Zulu Royal Kingdom
Image source: Zulu Royal Kingdom
This story has been updated to reflect additional editorial context.
