{"id":12402,"date":"2022-08-22T15:21:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T15:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned"},"modified":"2022-08-22T16:27:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T16:27:07","slug":"in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: Festivities as Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini is crowned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Thousands of people came out to celebrate the coronation of Misuzulu ka Zwelithini as Zulu king in South Africa on Saturday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The 48 year old pledged to unite the Zulu nation after his accession was contested. But the controversy did not dampen the spirits of those who went to the KwaKhangelamankengane Palace in KwaZulu-Natal province.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_1.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Members of the traditional Zulu regiments sang and chanted in celebration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great day, we are making history,&#8221; Bongani Khumalo, who was one of the warriors charged with protecting the king, told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12396 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_2.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_2-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12397 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_3.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Zulu warriors and maidens also danced as part of the festivities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12398 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_4.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_4-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The throne has no formal political power, but a fifth of South Africa&#8217;s population is Zulu and its monarchy remains hugely influential.<\/p>\n<p>The focal point for the event was inside the sacred cattle kraal where Misuzulu ka Zwelithini went to invoke his ancestors before being announced to both the living and the dead as the new Zulu monarch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12399 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_5.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_5-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new king then emerged wearing black feathers and holding a spear and shield.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today the Zulu nation starts a new chapter,&#8221; he is quoted by AFP as telling the crowds. &#8220;I promise I will work to unite the Zulu nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony took place amid a row about whether he was the rightful heir. The half sisters of the king claim their late father&#8217;s will, which paved the way for Misuzulu to become king, may have been forged.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12400 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_6.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_6.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_43_6-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Thousands of people came out to celebrate the coronation of Misuzulu ka Zwelithini as Zulu king in South Africa on Saturday. The 48 year old pledged to unite the Zulu nation after his accession was contested. But the controversy did not dampen the spirits of those who went to the KwaKhangelamankengane Palace [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":12401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8,11,16],"tags":[233,237,234],"class_list":["post-12402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-photo","category-twitter","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-botswana","tag-botswana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In pictures: Festivities as Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini is crowned - Botswana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Thousands of people came out to celebrate the coronation of Misuzulu ka Zwelithini as Zulu king in South Africa on Sa ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In pictures: Festivities as Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini is crowned\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Thousands of people came out to celebrate the coronation of Misuzulu ka Zwelithini as Zulu king in South Africa on Sa ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Botswana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-22T15:21:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-22T16:27:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_5-6303ae3b3adf5.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"976\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"In pictures: Festivities as Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini is crowned\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-22T15:21:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-22T16:27:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned\"},\"wordCount\":266,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_5-6303ae3b3adf5.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Botswana\",\"Botswana\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"homepage-english\",\"photo\",\"twitter\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/in-pictures-festivities-as-zulu-king-misuzulu-ka-zwelithini-is-crowned\",\"name\":\"In pictures: Festivities as Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini is crowned - 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