The Court invalidates King Misuzulu’s Crowning.

 


Last year August King Misuzulu ka Zwelinthini won the succession battle and had his traditional coronation and was later crowned the king of the Zulu Kingdom by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

However, the Pretoria High Court has ruled the crowning of the Zulu King as unlawful and invalid after the royal family approached the court stating that the rightful heir to the throne should be Prince Mbonisi Zulu and not King Misuzulu.

Judge N Davis stated that the recognition of the Zulu King stated in the Government Gazette no 46057 of 17 March 2022 should be set aside as it is invalid and unlawful.

The Judge requested that President Cyril Ramaphosa to act in accordance with the terms of Section 8(4) and 8(5) of the traditional and Khoi-San leadership Act 3 of 2019 and requested for the President to conduct an investigation and provide a report in respect of the current ongoing allegations.

With all this being said the Judgement is not to dethrone the current Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelinthini as this was not what the applicants where contesting in court. What was brought to court was whether the Zulu customs where followed when the King was crowned and whether President Cyril Ramaphosa acted in accordance with the act when appointing the King.


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