Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini's annual imbizo to include women for first time

While Buthelezi did not say what the focus of this year's imbizo would be, King Zwelithini used last year's gathering to wage a war against threats to dissolve the Ingonyama Trust Board and cede thousands of hectares of tribal land to the state.

The king's response emanated from recommendations made by the high-level panel headed by former president Kgalema Mothlanthe that the Ingonyama Trust Act be repealed or amended. The Ingonyama Trust administers 2.8-million hectares of land in the province on behalf of King Zwelithini‚ who is its sole trustee.

The panel's recommendations incurred the ire of the Zulu monarch‚ the architect of the Ingonyama Trust Act, Buthelezi‚ and traditional leaders, who warned of a clash of nations should the government make good on moves to dissolve the trust. "What I want you to know about our history is that the issue we are faced with now is very similar to the one our forefathers were faced with. This will be the second clash," the king told thousands of his subjects in Ulundi last year.

He continued:"I was born from a brave man and that is why I know I will be victorious against those who are trying to take my land. We are faced with the same issue that we were faced with in the olden days. The difference is that it is now coming from a black man and not a white one. The war our fathers faced before is the same war we are faced with today."

Chief Buthelezi...

At what cost? Who is going to pay? Hope just Zulu taxpayers!! Am certainly NOT Zulu! But hey...white taxpayers money is good enough for such functions!!!

...are we not a Republic? Where do all these Kings and Queens and money suckers fit in? Why can't the Zulus only and themselves fund this money sucking little Kingdom?

As for the small letter king - we see you all you newspapers serve a similar interest of belittling black leadership. Hands off our Zulu King zinja!!!

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