IN PICS | People come in their numbers to King Misuzulu's entering of the kraal ceremony
People across SA flocked in their numbers to KwaKhangelaMankengane Palace in KwaNongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, to witness ukungena esibayeni (the entering of the kraal) ceremony of AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini Zulu on Saturday.
King MisuZulu kaZwelithini, seen here at a Heritage Day celebration, performed the traditional coronation ceremony of "entering the kraal" yesterday. But two of his brothers are also claiming the throne. (Sandile Ndlovu)
People across SA flocked in their numbers to KwaKhangelaMankengane Palace in KwaNongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, to witness ukungena esibayeni (the entering of the kraal) ceremony of AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini Zulu on Saturday.
A court bid by the late King Goodwill Zwelithini's daughters to halt events associated with the coronation of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini Zulu is believed to have been struck off the roll.
Princesses Ntandoyenkosi Zulu and Ntombizosuthu Zulu-Duma also sought to bar President Cyril Ramaphosa from providing Misuzulu with a certificate certifying him as king of the amaZulu.
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini Zulu entering the kraal at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaNongoma. (Sandile Ndlovu)
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaNongoma during his inauguration as the head of the Zulu nation. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Zulu maidens celebrating the entering of the kraal of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. (Sandile Ndlovu)
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini Zulu entering the kraal at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaNongoma. (Sandile Ndlovu)
The Zulu nation matriarch at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaNongoma. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Zulu maidens welcoming King Misuzulu kaZwelithini Zulu. (Sandile Ndlovu)
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini Zulu entering the kraal at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaNongoma. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Guests waiting for the entering of the kraal ceremony to start. (GCIS)
Crowds gathered on Saturday August 20 for the kraal-entering ceremony that precedes the coronation of a new Zulu king (GCIS)
Amabutho during the entering of the kraal ceremony. (GCIS)
A Zulu matriarch leading maidens during the entering of the kraal ceremony of amaZulu king. (GCIS)
Maidens holding up placards to welcome amaZulu King Misuzulu KaBhekuzulu. (GCIS)
Amabutho came in their numbers at Kwakhangela palace to witness the entering of the kraal ceremony of amaZulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini. (GCIS)
Amabutho celebrating the entering of the kraal by the king. (GCIS)
amaZulu maidens dancing and celebrating the entering of the kraal of the amaZulu king. (GCIS)
The king's homestead of Kwakhangela is filling up for the customary entering of the kraal ceremony, which is strictly reserved for the heir to the throne. (GCIS)
Amabhutho led the ukungena esibhayeni of the king at Kwakhangela. (GCIS)
This, the princesses argued, should be done after the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruled on a judgment dismissing their contestation of the late king's will.
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