AbaThembu elders have welcomed a reconciliation between King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo and his eldest son, Prince Azenathi Dalindyebo, describing it as a crucial step in restoring unity in the AmaDlomo royal clan and the wider kingdom. The reconciliation was publicly announced on Thursday at the king’s Nkululekweni private residence in Mthatha, during a meeting attended by traditional leaders and an Israeli delegation led by senior diplomat David Saranga. “Blood is thicker than water.
This is my blood son. Nobody can come between the two of us, family is family,” Dalindyebo declared on the stoep of his home while briefing the media. The announcement came as a surprise, given the long and highly publicised rift between father and son, which included years of bitter disputes and a paternity battle in which the king initially denied being Azenathi’s father.
But on Thursday, they confirmed they had buried the hatchet. “He is my son, my blood. Ups and downs are there for us to go through, hurdles are there for us to jump.
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We may have had our problems, but blood is thicker than water. I am just happy to have my father’s love and support. Family is all that matters.
“We are now reconciled. Don’t ask what I said before [about Azenathi],” the king said, embracing his son. Azenathi, 33, who is completing his LLB degree at the University of Fort Hare, said he was grateful for the renewed relationship.
Family is all that matters,” he said, adding that he had never held a grudge against his father. As the two embraced, traditional leaders and members of the Israeli delegation looked on. “This is a moment of great celebration. The father and the son share the same fire and passion.
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