Chief’s widow is wary that KZN premier’s intervention in royalty dispute may not bring about peace in protracted battle that has left a trail of death
Although the battle is playing itself out in a little corner of KZN, it’s reflective of the prevailing situation in other parts of the province, where communities are torn apart by a new scramble for mineral wealth in rural communities that previously survived on subsistence farming. She said there seemed to be no will from government or traditional leadership to pay attention to the grievances of the community and the fact that innocent lives continued being lost.“But I need assurance that my son and I will be safe. I was portrayed as an enemy of the people because I took the matter to court to fight for what belongs to my son.
“As government, we plead with everyone to give the Mbuyazi royal family space to discuss their traditional leadership succession peacefully, without any undue interference,” he said. Ngidi was one of the founders of the Friends of Jacob Zuma campaign in the mid-2000s and remains a strong supporter of the former president.
The attack has been seen as an attempt to instil fear in other activists. No arrests have been made in any of the murders.However, his half-brother, Mkhanyiseni Mbonambi, contested his ascendency and was installed as inkosi in March 2010.In 2012, Hloniphi Mbuyazi, the widow of the deceased chief Mtholeni, was appointed by the court to handle administrative affairs of the chieftaincy until the appointment of a permanent inkosi.
The Mbuyazi throne contestation is further complicated by mining proceeds amounting to millions in royalties controlled by the traditional authority on behalf of the community.
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