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Lack of Clear Succession Planning Rips Through Zulu Royal Family Lungani Zungu Monday 15 March 2021, 0145 Real News. Scrolla.Africa Lack of clear succession planning rips through Zulu Royal family Lungani Zungu The death of the longest-serving monarch of the Zulu nation King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu has sparked tensions in the royal household over who will be his successor. Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a cousin of the family, has moved to quell the brewing tensions at the royal household. Speaking outside the late king’s palace in Nongoma northern KZN on Saturday, Buthelezi said there was nothing amiss with big families such as the royal house bickering. The king’s cause of death was also a contentious issue, after Buthelezi confirmed that he died due to Covid-19, but another member of the family rejected that. Buthelezi said 20 doctors, including Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, tried to save the king’s life at Chief Albert Luthuli central hospital, but all their efforts failed. Initially, the family said that the king would lie in state at his Nongoma palace for people to see his body before being laid to rest. This angered Buthelezi. The family took a U-turn afterwards and said his body would not be viewed due to Covid-19 regulations. Without mentioning names, Buthelezi said some in the family wanted to ignore the government's Covid-19 rules. He threatened to ditch his responsibilities of communicating with the nation about the king’s funeral arrangements. Zwelithini served for 50 years as the king of the Zulu nation. “I do this work, even under difficult times,’ said Buthelezi. He also called for the royal household factions to respect the king until he is buried on a date known by the family. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Buthelezi said. Buthelezi said he met with the family members of the royal household to discuss the funeral arrangements but some opposed the usual practice when a king is buried. Angry, Buthelezi threatened to ditch the funeral arrangements, but was begged by Police Minister Bheki Cele and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize to continue. This is not the first time the royal household found itself squabbling after a king had passed on. When King Zwelithini was installed as a king in 1971, he was forced to go into hiding after claims that some within his household wanted to assassinate him. Prince Thulani Zulu, the spokesperson of the royal household, said succession would be debated once the king had been buried. Like Buthelezi, he also pleaded with his family members to put off the succession debate until the king is buried. Prince Zulu said King Zwelithini would be laid to rest in a private ceremony attended by the family. Malema to help Mthokozisi Ntumba's family sue the state Everson Luhanga Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema, has assured the widow of Mthokozisi Ntumba that his party will hire a team of lawyers to help her sue the state. Ntumba was shot and killed by the police in Braamfontein, Johannesburg on Wednesday 10 March. A clear video footage shows police coming out on an Inyala and shooting Ntumba who had just stepped out of a local clinic. Malema who was accompanied by his secretary-general Marshall Dlamini and the national spokesperson Vuyani Pambo said the party would also help the family bury Ntumba. “We will make sure the post-mortem is conducted properly and we are going to make sure the government pays for their senseless killing. “He might die like a dog in the streets, but we will give him a dignified funeral." Juju as he is affectionately known lambasted police minister Bheki Cele saying his department protects whites and kills black people. “He is a minister whose department killed Mthokozisi and the president who appointed him killed the people in Marikana. "He is an incompetent minister who doesn’t even know who is the head of the crime intelligent in his own department. With the death of Mthokokozisi, Cele must have been fired,” said Juju. Juju questioned why no police have been arrested since the incident happened on 10 March. Malema said the EFF will be taking an application to the constitutional court to force police to use other crowd control measures instead of guns. “Public policing should not involve guns. Rubber bullets or not, there should be a way of controlling the public,” said Malema. A family spokesperson has told Scrolla.Africa that Mthokozisi was healthy and went for a normal doctor checkup when he was shot at. It is unclear until now whether the police used rubber bullets or live ammunition. Picture source: @EFFSSOUTHAFRICA Former Transnet engineer earns more now selling cow heads Lungani Zungu Phila Dubazane’s family were highly unimpressed when he gave up his well-paying permanent job at Transnet to sell cow heads. Today Phila’s family are praising him for being a clever businessman. Phila from Melmoth, south of Ulundi, left Transnet in 2019 after working for them for eight years. “I make more than I ever made. I provide for my wife, three kids and my siblings,” he said. He said his father taught them they must make money for themselves and ignore what other people say. "I made the right decision. I would rather make a profit of one cent than to wake up every morning and work for someone else.” He said he is not shy to sell cow heads. His childhood dream was to be in the construction business but now he has found joy in farming. “I would never trade anything for what I do now. I’m never looking back.” He employs ten people around Durban. “I want more young people to venture into business instead of going out to look for jobs.” He completed a diploma in civil engineering in 2009 at Mangosuthu University of Technology and then registered for Btech, which he completed in 2014 at Tshwane University of Technology. When asked, he wouldn’t disclose how much money he made, but said: “Even if I made a profit of R15, I would be happy because this is my business and a legacy for my children.” He said young people must fight for their dreams. “Don’t listen to people who try to discourage you. Fight until you achieve your dreams,” he said. LOVED AND LOST: Menzi Ngubane (1964-2021) Lwazi Nongaua For more than three decades, Menzi Ngubane graced South African television screens. He performed in countless soapies and movies and earned an impressive collection of awards. His career took off in 1987 on the network show Kwa Khala Nyonini where he starred as Cijimbi. Mzansi will forever remember his brilliance a few years later in Ubambo Lwami as Mazwi. Ngubane played in many popular South African TV shows and movies, including Yizo Yizo, Gold Diggers, Heist, Ashes to Ashes, Isibaya, How To Steal 2 Million and Country of My Skull starring Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche. Most fans remember him for his 11 year stint as Sibusiso Dlomo in Generations. His work has seen him winning Best Actor for his role in uBambo Lwami at the Avanti Awards. In 2007, he won Best Actor for his role in Generations and Best Actor for 7de Laan at the Safta Golden Horn Awards. Ngubane worked on a mentorship programme called Twelve Auspicious Gentlemen with Menzi which focuses on mentoring young boys and addressing the impact caused by social ills committed in communities. The Ladysmith born actor had numerous struggles with kidney failure resulting in him receiving a donated kidney, ensuring he continued and sustained his acting career. In a statement Ngubane’s family said he died on Saturday morning after suffering a stroke. He is survived by his wife Lerato Sedibe and two daughters Siya and Ziyanda Ngubane. Families now free to visit loved ones in hospital Elmon Tshikhudo Thousands of patients in South African hospitals can now receive up to two visitors a day. For months now families were unable to visit their loved ones in hospital because of Covid-19 precautionary measures. Mashudu Matamela was frustrated by such regulations when her mother was diagnosed with cancer and hospitalised last year. This was a nightmare for the family from Nzhelele in the Louis Trichardt area. Matamela says being separated from their sick mother Masindi Mudiwa when she needed them the most was frustrating. “She has been in hospital for more than three months now and at times I felt that I am sort of neglecting her having to care for her remotely. I am very close to her in such a way that if I was always next to her she would have healed already," she said. But all that is now history as the government issued a circular detailing the eased restrictions on Friday. According to the circular, visiting hours will be limited to one hour per day from 12h00-13h00, effective from Friday 12 March 2021 with a maximum of two visitors per day. Each visitor is allowed 15 minutes with the patient and visitors must be 18 years or older, except in special circumstances. The no hospital restriction hit communities very hard at a time when many relatives were hospitalised due to the coronavirus. Some even passed on without being seen by relatives. Matamela said: “We know that this is for our own health but this has taken such a long time. Now that the restrictions have been eased we will from time to time be able to visit her and be able to assess her progress," she said Afrobeats giants star at the Grammys Arthur Greene Nigerian afrobeats stars Burna Boy and Wizkid both won awards at the 2021 Grammys on Sunday evening, reflecting the genre’s growing eminence on the global music stage.
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