STATEMENT ON HIS MAJESTY
KING GOODWILL ZWELITHINI KA BHEKUZULU
It is with the utmost grief that I inform the nation of the passing of His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini ka Bhekuzulu, King of the Zulu Nation.
Tragically, while still in hospital, His Majesty’s health took a turn for the worse and he subsequently passed away in the early hours of this morning.
On behalf of the Royal Family, we thank the nation for your continued prayers and support in this most difficult time.
May His Majesty our King rest in peace.
BY PRINCE MANGOSUTHU BUTHELEZI MP
INKOSI OF THE BUTHELEZI CLAN AND
TRADITIONAL PRIME MINISTER TO THE ZULU MONARCH AND NATION
*RE: RET Champion mourns* *the passing of His* *Majesty King Zwelithini* *Goodwill* *Zulu* Media Release
Date: 12 March 2021
We have received shocking news of the demise of the father of a Mighty Zulu nation. The direct descendant of His Majesty ILembe eleqamanye ngokukhalipha King Shaka Zulu the founder of the Zulu nation. ILembe formed and transformed a small chief dom of Zulu into a mighty and a fearful nation. A nation whose native land was soon to be invaded by European white settlers whose intention was to subdue, enslave and dispossess them of their rightful inheritance, the land of their origin.
The passing away of His Majesty evoke the feelings of bitterness, sadness, sorrow and anger. He leaves us at a crucial moment when the issue of Ingonyama Trust has not been resolved. A critical moment in the history of both our struggle for the return of the stolen land and the Zulu nation.
As Forces of Radical Economic Transformation we vow to keep his legacy alive. We look back to the historic Land imbizo His Majesty and we are reminded of the charge he gave us to fight for our land. We vow to keep the fight on until every inch of our land, every mineral resource of land benefit the African natives first and all who lives amongst us.
RET Forces will be visiting the palace in due course inline with our African ritual and practices.
Bayede Hlanga lo Mhlabathi
Issued by
Nkosentsha Shezi
National Chairperson
RET Champion
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