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Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, left, and KZN Premier Zweli Mkhize seen at the ukweshwama (first fruits) festival in Nongoma.<\/p>\n
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King Goodwill Zwelithini has been accused of receiving preferential treatment from the government compared with other traditional leaders. <\/p>\n
Contralesa (Congress of Traditional Leaders of SA) head, Phathekile Holomisa, was quoted by the Citizen nespaper yesterday as saying King Zwelithini was being favoured. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Zulu king is treated differently from the Pondo king, the Pedi king, the Ndebele king and the Venda king,\u201d it stated. <\/p>\n
King Zwelithini and his entourage recently stayed at an exclusive Durban hotel, at a reported cost of R150 000 to the taxpayer. <\/p>\n
But Albert Mncwango, an IFP MP, said Holomisa should \u201cstay out of our business\u201d and said the implications of his complaint \u201csmacks of racism\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cZulus have a distinct history and pure bloodline and cannot be compared to other kings,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, buoyed by this month\u2019s Pretoria High Court ruling that upheld him as the king of the Venda people, Khosikhulu Toni Mphephu-Ramabulana entered his royal palace at Dzanani village in the Nzhelele area of Limpopo. <\/p>\n
Celebrating the end of a protracted court battle, Mphephu-Ramabulana travelled in a Rolls-Royce Phantom. <\/p>\n
A fleet of expensive ve-hicles \u2013 including a Porsche Cayenne and a Panamera, a convertible Ferrari California and Range Rovers \u2013 formed part of his long convoy. <\/p>\n
Three local chiefs \u2013 Kennedy Tshivhase, Musiiwa Gole Mphaphuli and Tshi-|dziwelele Nephawe \u2013 had gone to the high court to challenge his kingship. <\/p>\n
They disputed certain of the findings of the Nhlapo Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims, established by former president Thabo Mbeki in 2004. <\/p>\n
President Jacob Zuma an-nounced the findings in July 2010, confirming that the 40-year-old Mphe-phu-Rama-bulana, the son of Chief Patrick Mphephu, the late president of the former Venda Bantustan, was the rightful heir to the throne. <\/p>\n
But the three chiefs disputed his kingship. <\/p>\n
Judge Francis Legodi upheld the commission\u2019s findings and dismissed their review application with costs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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