Overview
- The wedding is underway at the KwaKhangelamankengane royal palace in Nongoma as the latest phase of ceremonies the palace described as a continuation of earlier events.
- Palace spokesperson Prince Gibizizwe Zulu says senior members of the Myeni family are presenting the bride in accordance with Zulu custom.
- Dora Myeni says a cow is being slaughtered at the kraal to welcome the bride, with its bile to be sprinkled on the groom to register him with the ancestors.
- Crowds are gathering outside the palace with singing and dancing, and while SABC reported hundreds expected, the palace says it anticipates thousands, including foreign dignitaries.
- Nomzamo Myeni becomes the monarch’s second wife after Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela, and SABC is sharing video coverage from the palace.