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Zulu King Misuzulu Marries Nomzamo Myeni in First Full Royal Wedding of His Reign

The event blended Shembe observance with Zulu custom, underscoring lingering tensions over Queen Mantfombi’s estate.

Overview

  • The wedding took place Sunday at the KwaKhangela royal palace in Nongoma after an umkhehlo in Jozini on Friday, with Saturday kept as the Shembe Church Sabbath.
  • Thousands attended, including EFF leader Julius Malema, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, KwaZulu-Natal MECs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, and IFP member Thembeni KaMadlopha Mthethwa.
  • Misuzulu said he followed his heart despite murmurs about Myeni having children from previous relationships and pledged to remain with her except in the event of infidelity he personally discovers.
  • Several siblings stayed away, with Princess Bukhosibemvelo citing an unresolved dispute over the late Queen Mantfombi’s estate, a claim of deliberate delay that the king’s spokesperson Prince Thulani Zulu rejects.
  • Sunday World reported this is the king’s first fully concluded public marriage since 2021 and described Myeni as his fourth queen, with other unions remaining at lobola or legal-marriage stages.