South Africa Welcomes New King of the Zulus

South Africa Welcomes New King of the Zulus SouthAfrica

. Maidens clad in traditional gear ululated as amabutho dashed up and down the stadium chanting traditional songs, wielding sticks, spears, and shields, made of cowhide.

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, anointed the new king with oil, and President Cyril Ramaphosa handed over a certificate in which the South African government recognised Misuzulu as king, despite rival claimants to the throne. An estimated 48,000 people attended the spectacle - including former South African heads of state, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, King Mswati III of Eswatini, former president Ian Khama of Botswana and kings and queens from other parts of the continent.

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