By Johnathan Paoli
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has upheld President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2022 decision recognising King Misuzulu kaZwelithini as the rightful AmaZulu monarch, overturning a 2023 Gauteng High Court ruling that had set aside the recognition.
The SCA dismissed Prince Mbonisi Bekithemba KaBhekuzulu’s application with costs.
Delivering Monday’s judgment in Bloemfontein, Judge Dumisani Zondi, the Deputy President of the SCA, found that the High Court had erred in concluding that the allegations raised by the applicants were sufficient to warrant referral to an investigative committee.
“The question is whether the High Court was correct in its conclusion. Put differently, the question is whether the allegations that were raised by King Misuzulu’s detractors, that his identification was not in accordance with Zulu customary law and traditions, constituted a sufficient basis for the President to cause those allegations to be investigated by an investigative committee,” Zondi said.
He stressed that
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