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Zulu regiments (troops) camped outside the KwaKhethandayo Royal Palace on Wednesday afternoon as they awaited the arrival of the corps of the Zulu king, Goodwill Zwelithini KaBhekizulu.
The King’s body, which was in a morgue in the Nongoma financial district, arrived at the palace on Wednesday afternoon when the amabutho surrounded the car carrying it and accompanied him to the Royal Palace.
According to the prime minister of the Zulu nation, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the king’s body will be kept in the palace until his burial on Wednesday night.
On Tuesday, the Nongoma Municipality asked local business owners in the Nongoma Central Business District to close their shops and businesses between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to prevent property damage, as hundreds were expected to Zulu regiments will pass through the city on their way to the Royal Palace.
Hundreds of amabutho accompany the King’s body to the Royal Palace in Nongoma, KZN, on Wednesday afternoon.
Amabutho awaits the King’s body outside the Royal Palace in Nongoma, KZN, on Wednesday afternoon.
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