- Brown Mogotsi apologised to King Misuzulu kaZwelithini in Parliament on Tuesday for claiming the king worked for the American CIA.
- Zulu royal spokesperson Prince Thulani Zulu of eZibindini Royal House says Mogotsi was used as a weapon to destroy the king’s image.
North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi, who told a commission that King Misuzulu kaZwelithini worked for the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has apologised, but the Zulu royal house is questioning why it took him so long.
Mogotsi appeared before an Adhoc Committee in Parliament on Tuesday, where he apologised to King Misuzulu and KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Mogotsi said he was sorry for claiming the king and Mkhwanazi worked for Americans while mistreating Prince Simakade kaZwelithini. He said his claims were based on King Misuzulu staying in America and Mkhwanazi being trained there.
Mogotsi also said he got his information from a source in Kenya.
The apology came after King Misuzulu won a Constitutional Court case.
Prince Thulani Zulu of eZibindini Royal House, the king’s spokesperson, questioned the timing.
“He is changing his mind to apologize to the king just because His Majesty has won the Constitutional case. Why is he apologising after that court ruling? Why did he keep quiet all along?” Prince Thulani said.
“We cannot rule out that there are certain people who used him as a weapon to destroy the image of the king. There are so many people who were used to tarnish His Majesty’s reputation,” he said.
Last year, Mogotsi told the Madlanga Commission that one of his sources said King Misuzulu and Mkhwanazi were recruited by and actively worked for the CIA.
At the start of his testimony to the commission, Mogotsi said he was part of uMkhonto weSizwe, focusing on counterintelligence from 1993 to 1995. He began as a police informant and later became a crime intelligence agent.
Pictured above: King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s spokesperson Prince Thulani Zulu of eZibindini Royal House questioned the timing of Brian Mogotsi’s apology to His Majesty over CIA claims.
Image source: KZNCogta
