Journalist Tim Ncube and a VIP protection officer have been killed in a head-on collision on the N2 in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
King Goodwill Zwelithini has slammed the protests carried out by Democratic Republic of Congo expatriates at Parliament, calling them unacceptable.
Journalists packed out a function where King Goodwill Zwelithini was speaking, hoping in vain that the Zulu king would address a homophobia uproar.
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/ 24 January 2012
Traditional leaders say King Goodwill Zwelithini owes no apology for homophobic remarks he allegedly made, and that to ask for one was disrespectful.
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/ 23 January 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission says it will be writing to King Goodwill Zwelithini after reports he made homophobic comments at a function.
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/ 23 January 2012
The Zulu royal household has denied that King Zwelithini condemned gay relationships, saying his speech wasn’t translated properly.
Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini has criticised people who engage in same sex relationships, labelling them as "rotten".
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/ 9 December 2009
King Goodwill Zwelithini made himself some new fans this past weekend. One of them was Cosatu, and another … myself.
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/ 24 November 2009
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and animal rights activists will meet in Durban on Tuesday to try to resolve a dispute over a bull-killing ritual.
The king’s order that maidens cover up during the Reed Dance is an infringement of the culture.
Zwelithini laments poverty of his people at
lavish birthday bash
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/ 23 December 2007
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Nothing will stop African National Congress president Jacob Zuma from becoming the next president of South Africa, the party’s KwaZulu-Natal secretary Johan Mchunu said on Saturday. He was speaking at a beachfront celebration in Zuma’s honour in Durban.
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/ 23 December 2007
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Former president Nelson Mandela has praised Jacob Zuma, the new leader of the African National Congress (ANC), as a man who could unify the divided party. In a message of congratulations, Mandela said: ”Our experience of Comrade Zuma is of a person and leader who is inclusive in his approach, a unifier and one who values reconciliation and collective leadership.”
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/ 24 September 2007
Respecting the diversity of all cultures and living in the spirit of ubuntu were highlighted at Gauteng’s Heritage Day celebrations.
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/ 5 September 2007
Concerns over unwelcome ”sex perverts” have prompted the organisers of this weekend’s reed dance by Zulu maidens in Nongoma to impose strict access control. The maidens ”are increasingly becoming targets of unscrupulous photographers and cameramen”, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.