Vehicles allocated by the KwaZulu-Natal government to Zulu royal households are not fit for queens, according to Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini.
South African Broadcasting Corporation radio news reported on Monday that the Zulu monarch complained that the provincial government is not giving the monarchy the necessary support.
His queens have to drive old and unsafe vehicles, he said.
He complained that roads near his royal palaces are in a poor state and, as a result, tourists are kept away.
Addressing the royal households portfolio committee at KwaNongoma, Zwelithini proposed the establishment of a trust to ensure that the Zulu royal household is self-sufficient and not reliant on state handouts. — Sapa