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PROFILE: King Misuzulu KaZwelithini

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The incoming King of AmaZulu, Misuzulu kaZwelithini,  will be the ninth monarch of AmaZulu nation when his coronation is held, at a date still to be announced.

Misuzulu Zulu was announced as heir to the throne of the departed King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, according to the will of regent Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu kaSobhuza II.

King Misuzulu KaZwelithini is the eldest son of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini and Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu.  He is a descendant of the Zulu and IsiSwati Royal families.

Misuzulu, loosely translated, means to “unite AmaZulu”.

The 46-year-old king is said to be proud of his language isiZulu.

In his early education, he was sent to Assembly of God Primary School. In 1985, he was enrolled at Roseland Primary School in Phoenix so he could learn more about the Zulu culture and later St. Michaels School in eSwatini where he is said to have not wanted to learn any other languages except IsiZulu.

He later studied International Relations in America.

Born in 1974, Zulu’s birth was auspicious as it came a day before Shaka’s Day on September 23 – a day now observed as Heritage Day (24 September) in South Africa.

INFOGRAPHIC: A few facts about the new AmaZulu King, Misuzulu kaZwelithini

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