Succession battle for the amaZulu throne begins
The throne of the AmaZulu nation is up for grabs, this is after the court found that President Cyril Ramaphosa had acted hastily in recognising Misuzulu without ensuring all protocols of identifying and selecting the king had been followed.
The court’s decision comes after an application by Prince Simakade Zulu, a half-brother of late King Goodwill Zwelithini, launched the application to have President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recognition of Misuzulu as rightful monarch set aside
King Misuzulu was crowned king in a ceremony held at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium in October 2022 attended by statesmen and women, kings and queens, amabutho (warriors), Zulu maidens and thousands of people, wherein Ramaphosa handed King Misuzulu a certificate of recognition.
Delivering his judgement his judgment, Judge Norman Davis, said: “The judgment is not about who should be king of the AmaZulu. The applicants didn’t ask the court to determine that issue. The applicants brought two review applications and the court was required to determine those.”
Judge Davis further added that insisted that his judgment should not be read as setting aside Misuzulu’s kingship
“In respect of the first question, [Judge Isaac Madondo] had already pronounced in related litigation in the KwaZulu-Natal Division, Pietermaritzburg on 2 March 2022 that King Misuzulu is the rightful heir to the throne. Even if that decision is being attacked this court cannot sit as a court of appeal and that decision is regarded as res iudicata (something which has already been decided),” said Judge Davis.
Meanwhile, Ramaphosa has been ordered to appoint experts on Zulu royal matters to investigate and determine the rightful heir to the throne.
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