Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini opposes South African land reform
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has told thousands of his subjects at a traditional royal gathering, known as Imbizo, that he will not allow the South African government to take away land from him. The king is opposed to a recommendation by a government panel which said that the land trust he presides over, the Ingonyama […]
South Africa’s identity crisis: Xenophobic violence
In our series of letters from African journalists, writer and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers South Africa’s identity within Africa. Over the past few weeks, some South Africans seem to have been in keen competition to displace Africa’s militant Islamist groups Boko Haram and al-Shabab from international headlines and become the latest African murder sensation. […]
Zulu king appeals for an end to xenophobic attacks
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has asked for an end to violence after xenophobic attacks against migrants in South Africa. The king told crowds of thousands at a stadium in Durban that previous reports that he said foreigners should “go back to their countries” were distorted. He has been accused of fuelling attacks in which at […]
