The AmaZulu traditional prime minister Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi said the king is already on the throne and that the event is a formality.
DURBAN - The AmaZulu royal family has described the kraal-entering ceremony performed by AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini - known as ukungena esibayeni - as a prayer to introduce him to his ancestors and to his people.
It has been more than a year since King Misuzulu assumed and took up the role of leader of the Zulu people - following the loss of his father King Goodwill Zwelithini and his mother Queen Mantfombi - who was regent after her husband passed.
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