President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences on Friday morning after the Zulu king's passing.
JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined South Africans in expressing his sadness after the passing of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekhuzulu Zulu on Friday morning.
King Zwelithini made history as the longest-serving monarch of the Zulu kingdom with a reign spanning over five decades.
He passed away in the early hours of Friday morning after being hospitalised for high glucose levels. King Zwelithini was a diabetic.
The KwaZulu-Natal government on Friday cancelled all activities that were planned for the day to observe a period of mourning.
“This sad news comes at a time when we had all been hopeful that His Majesty was recovering well in hospital where he had been over the past few weeks," Ramaphosa said through a statement.
“His Majesty will be remembered as a much-loved, visionary monarch who made an important contribution to cultural identity, national unity and economic development in KwaZulu-Natal and through this, to the development of our country as a whole.”
More tributes were sent for King Zwelithini on Friday morning on social media, with politicians and other prominent figures sending their condolences.
https://ewn.co.za/2021/03/12/king-zwelithini-will-be-remembered-as-a-visionary-monarch-says-ramaphosa
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