King MisuZulu was confirmed to have killed a lion at a nearby reserve - the last step before the coronation.
A woman wears a cloth reflecting the face of the new king Prince Misuzulu KaZwelithini as Amabutho sing chant slogans in his praise on August 19, 2022 at the KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace.
On Saturday, Misuzulu will enter the “cattle kraal” at the Zulu royal residence or KwaKhethomthandayo in Nongoma, a small town in the ethnic group’s southeastern heartland province of KwaZulu-Natal.There, he will take part in a secret rite designed to present the new monarch to his legendary ancestors.
Within the palace grounds on Friday, the eve of the coronation, preparations were well underway. Men erected tents, while others sacrificed cows to be served to guests. Misuzulu is the first son of Zwelithini’s third wife, Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini, whom the late monarch named in his will as regent after his death.
And at a sombre press briefing held in Johannesburg on Thursday, some of the late king’s brothers disowned both heir-apparents and put forward a third prince as their candidate for the throne.
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