Mantashe points to King Zanozuko as legitimate heir to crown

19 May 2016 - 20:16
By Lulamile Feni

ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe on Thursday entered the royal fray over the sovereignty of the AmaMpondo‚ saying their legitimate king is King Zanozuko Tyelovuyo Sigcau ''I have no authority to anoint kings and I am not running around anointing any‚ but (according to) the history of AmaMpondo succession and royal geneology‚ the king of AmaMpondo was in the line of King Nelson‚ Zanozuko's ancestor.

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