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Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has reinstated Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi as the traditional prime minister of the Zulu nation, just short of a year since removing him from the post.
In a statement issued by the Emashobeni Royal Palace in Pongola on Tuesday night, the Zulu Royal House said that Buthelezi had been formally appointed and sworn in as traditional prime minister at the king’s private office, effective immediately.
In his official mandate, Misuzulu said Buthelezi was to “provide executive leadership, structural coordination, and administrative oversight of the affairs of the Zulu Kingdom under the authority and direction of His Majesty the King”.
Also immediately established was the Prime Minister’s Executive Council (PMEC), “designed to strengthen coordination, accountability, and strategic direction within the Kingdom”.
“No initiatives, projects, policies, or programmes may be implemented by the Prime Minister without approval of the PMEC,” according to the official mandate.
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