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King Goodwill Zwelithini has reacted angrily to suggestions that he receives preferential treatment from the government compared to other traditional leaders, saying he is no ordinary traditional leader.<\/p>\n
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King Goodwill Zwelithini, has reacted angrily to suggestions that he receives preferential treatment from the government compared to other traditional leaders, saying he is no \u201cordinary traditional leader\u201d. <\/p>\n
A fortnight ago the leader of the Congress of Traditional Leaders (Contralesa), Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa from the Eastern Cape, said the Zulu monarch was being favoured in the allocation of resources compared to other leaders. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Zulu king is treated differently from the Pondo king, the Pedi king, the Ndebele king and the Venda king,\u201d said Holomisa in a Joburg newspaper article. <\/p>\n
This comment angered many KwaZulu-Natal traditionalists, including IFP MP Albert Mncwango, who urged Holomisa to \u201cstay out of our business\u201d and proposed that King Zwelithini had a \u201cdistinct history and pure bloodline\u201d and therefore \u201ccould not be compared to other kings\u201d. <\/p>\n
Now the king has entered the fray, urging traditional leaders from other provinces to stay out of his affairs as he has not said a word about the status of their kingship. <\/p>\n
In his speech to the Zulu 200 ceremony \u2013 a function launching a series of events to celebrate more than 200 years of the consolidation of Zulus into one nation by King Shaka, the king objected to being compared to other traditional leaders. <\/p>\n
\u201cI am not just a so-called traditional leader. I am the bona fide king of the Zulus, born out of other great Zulu kings. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn KwaZulu-Natal I am the only king. If they talk about how other provincial governments deal with their traditional leaders, they must know that KwaZulu-Natal is clear where it stands on this issue and on my status as the king. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe provincial government is single-minded on this issue and it is one that makes the budget for the royal house,\u201d said King Zwelithini. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis matter of comparing me to other traditional leaders angers me.\u201d <\/p>\n
The king said his position, unlike those of others, was never a subject for courts or commissions but was backed by historical evidence dating back centuries. <\/p>\n
Some leaders have had their claims for kingship rejected by a special presidential commission set up to investigate the basis of these claims. <\/p>\n
The Zulu king also rejected media reports that he had spent R150 000 with his family and his officials at the Beverly Hills hotel in uMhlanga Rocks during his week-long visit to the eThekwini metro last week. <\/p>\n
\u201cI never slept at that hotel and it surprises me that it is reported that I spent time with my family there,\u201d said the king. <\/p>\n
He said he had come under attack in September and he did not understand why. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt really surprises me because I do not interfere in anyone\u2019s affairs and I only remain the king of the Zulus,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Members of the Zulu royal house said yesterday that they were baffled by the complaints that the monarch was treated differently from other traditional leaders because the critics should raise this issue with their provincial governments and they should attend to their affairs. <\/p>\n
The constitution lays down rules for the provinces to make provision for and outline a monarch\u2019s status, through their provincial constitutions. <\/p>\n
However, given intense differences between the ANC and the IFP on the provincial constitution, no such constitution has been passed in KwaZulu-Natal. <\/p>\n
Instead, the Zulu king\u2019s status has been catered for in an act of the provincial parliament. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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