Celani Sikhakhane
Embattled king of the Zulu nation, King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, is now pinning his hopes on God after his late father’s widows turned their backs on him.
On Saturday, at the second part of the annual Reed Dance, his Majesty addressed Zulu maidens at eNyokeni Royal Palace in Nongoma. This is the home of queen Nompumelelo MaMchiza, late King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu’s fifth wife.
But queen MaMchiza and the other queens of the late king Zwelithini, who should have led the Reed Dance, were nowhere to be seen.
Instead, the event was only attended by the faction of the royal family supporting King Misuzulu.
“My nation, I need to tell you that only God is going to fix the crisis that is currently taking place in the royal court. It is a painful situation but God is the only one who will provide leadership and peace in this situation,” said King Misuzulu.
This event was not sponsored by the KZN provincial government as they usually do.
His Majesty also expressed fear that Covid restrictions would undermine Zulu cultural activities.
“This is going to remove the Zulu cultural activities from people’s minds since they are no longer allowed to attend any events in numbers. The survival of Zulu events is based on the attendance of people. I’m in pain because KZN also has a high number of infections. My biggest birthday gift would be to give me the lowest number of Covid-19 infections,” said King Misuzulu.
Last week Scrolla.Africa reported that King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s uncle King Makhosetive III and others gathered to resolve the leadership squabble in the Zulu royal household.
