Zikalala declined to answer a question posed to him during the briefing about whether the king had died as a result of Covid-19 complications.
The traditional prime minister to the king, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, announced hours after his death that his body will lie in state at the royal palace in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal, for a “few days” while the nation mourns his passing.We have lost the father and pillar of our nation who placed himself forward as our unique torch-bearer during some of the darkest times this country has ever seen.
“His Majesty played a key role in the consolidation of post-apartheid SA into a democracy which recognised the diversity of our country and will be remembered for his role as an apolitical, non-partisan and uniting monarch above the different political parties which contest political power.
Ase Kgale re Bolokile Bauba Ngwana Thulare mo. Goba le nyatja Rena Bapedi?