Family to decide whether Buthelezi will be ‘planted’ as per Zulu tradition

Mangosuthu Buthelezi was chief of the Buthelezi clan and the longest serving Zulu royal prime minister

11 September 2023 - 21:04 By LWAZI HLANGU

The late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi is expected to have a unique send-off because of the positions he held in the Zulu royal household, but the family will decide which burial practice to follow...

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