Buthelezi pleads for stability following succession battle ruling
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi is hoping for stability and certainty for the Zulu nation going forward now that a court has handed down its decision in the royal family succession battle.
The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Wednesday dismissed an application by Queen Sibongile Zulu challenging the will of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini.
The judge ruled that the coronation of Prince Misuzulu KaZwelithini can go ahead and he remains the undisputed successor to the Zulu throne.
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"We trust that this will open the way for His Majesty our King to finally be coronated, as this is a legal formality. As Justice Madondo has confirmed, the King is already the de facto King of the Zulu Nation, as I have always insisted," says Buthelezi, who is the Zulu nation's traditional Prime Minister.
"I personally feel gratified that we may now see the stability that our nation has so longed for since the departure of His Majesty our late King, almost a year ago.
"This has been a painful time for the Royal Family and for the nation. We look forward to restored unity under the reign of His Majesty our King and I hope that he himself is ready because he has a very big challenge and he himself should be ready."
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