Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has called for the name of KwaZulu-Natal to be changed to KwaZulu, removing the “Natal” component. The King was speaking during the 147th commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana, where Zulu regiments under King Cetshwayo kaMpande defeated British forces led by Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford in 1879. The annual commemoration was held at the historic Isandlwana battlefield in Nquthu, within the Umzinyathi District Municipality.
The event was attended by KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli, dignitaries from across the continent and the world, and representatives of the British military, who gathered to honour the significance of the battle. South African Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini says Zulu people should not fight immigrants in his nation, although everyone has a home and must go back to where they came from.This was mainly targeted at Mozambicans, Nigerians and Zimbabweans who number millions in South Africa,…pic.twitter.com/vKEmpI3b9U He said tensions around the issue of foreign nationals were not new and had existed even during the reign of his late father, King Goodwill Zwelithini, who was also known by his praise name, uMdlokombane. This is our land, and … I promise that during my reign, there will be no war.
We will engage through dialogue. He acknowledged social complexities arising from relationships between locals and foreign nationals.
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