Zulu war of succession: Hundreds of warriors escort Queen Mantfombi’s body through Johannesburg

Mourners draped in leopardskin have paraded in honour of Zulu Queen Mantfombi, rumoured to have been poisoned after she was named successor to the late king. Hundreds of warriors with cowhide shields escorted the queen’s body through the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday ahead of a private funeral held in the ancestral lands today. The … Read more

Zulu war of succession: Hundreds of warriors escort Queen Mantfombi’s body through Johannesburg

Mourners have turned out in leopardskin regalia ahead of the funeral for Zulu Queen Mantfombi, rumoured to have been poisoned after she was named successor to the late king. Hundreds of Zulu warriors with cowhide shields escorted the queen’s body through the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday ahead of a private funeral held in the … Read more