The disputed AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, and a faction who are aligned to him within the Zulu royal family, have launched legal action in a bid to nullify the late King Goodwill Zwelithini’s marriage to his first wife, Queen Sibongile Dlamini.
This follows after an application by Dlamini and her two daughters before the Pietermaritzburg High Court, in which they challenge Misuzulu’s ascendancy to the throne.
In the application, they claim that his mother, Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, became regent of the Zulu nation by way of a forged will and then irregularly recommended her son to the throne.
In papers seen by Eyewitness News, Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s lawyers have legally notified Queen Sibongile Dlamini that they want her marriage to the late AmaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini declared null and void.
The lawyers intend to file the papers in the Pietermaritzburg High Court while the family continues to squabble over the throne.
Queen Sibongile wants 50% of the late king’s estate, stating that she was married to him in community of property.
The legal notice by Misuzulu has also been shared with Queen Sibongile’s daughters, princesses Ntandoyenkosi Zulu and Ntombizosuthu Zulu-Duma, who along with some members of the Zulu monarchy want Misuzulu removed from the throne, claiming his ascension was illegal.
Sources: EWN, MSN, Newsline
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