Johnathan Paoli
AmaZulu king Misuzulu kaZwelithini has appointed Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi as the new traditional prime minister and Inkosi Phathisizwe Chiliza as deputy prime minister
The king joined KwaZulu-Natal officials as the province marks the commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.
This year marks 145 years since Zulu regiments defeated the British army in the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War, with the site of the battle becoming a historic landmark, and an annual commemoration.
Misuzulu appointed the Zululand district municipality mayor Buthelezi as the new traditional prime minister of the Zulu nation, replacing the late prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi who passed away in September last year.
In addition, the monarch created a position for a deputy traditional prime minister and appointed Inkosi Phathisizwe Chiliza of the Chiliza clan from the province’s south coast.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi was traditional prime minister to three successive Zulu kings, beginning with King Cyprian
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