Correcting a false media report on my meeting with the President
18 November 2021
In light of a false media report in The Witness of today regarding talks between myself and the President of the country, His Excellency President Ramaphosa, I wish to place on record the facts around my meeting with the President.
His Excellency phoned me on the morning of Friday 12 November requesting an opportunity to meet to discuss the ongoing matter of the Zulu kingship. It was clear that this meeting would be attended in my capacity as traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu Monarch and Nation.
We agreed to meet on Monday 15 November, as we would both be in Durban. Accordingly, I met with the President at Dr Langalibalele Dube House on Monday evening.
As the President had indicated, we discussed the present matter of contestation over the heir to the late Zulu King. I presented copies of documentation provided to the Panel appointed by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. His Excellency sought to understand the impact of indigenous and customary law on the choosing of an heir to the Zulu King, which I duly explained.