A new Zulu king has been crowned at a historic event attended by thousands in South Africa's coastal city of Durban. King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini was formally acknowledged as monarch by President ...

The ceremony was the first Zulu coronation since South Africa became a democracy in 1994. It ends a long and bitter tussle to find a successor for King Goodwill Zwelithini who died last year.

This is the latest in a series of court cases brought forward contesting Misuzulu’s ascension. While the title of king doesn’t grant executive power, the position is incredibly influential in South ...

In the heart of KwaZulu-Natal, a province steeped in tradition and culture, the Royal Reed Dance, or Umkhosi woMhlanga, comes alive every September. This spectacular celebration of Zulu heritage and ...

Thousands of mourners gathered in eastern South Africa on Saturday for the state funeral of Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The veteran South African politician, Zulu prince and controversial figure during ...

Prince Wandile Ngobese wowed Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan at a festival by performing a traditional Zulu dance in full regalia. Ngobese, who is in Tanzania to teach Zulu culture to the ...

At 94, Prince Mangosuthi Buthelezi, the traditional prime minister of the Zulu nation, refuses to back down in his confrontation with South Africa’s new Zulu king, Misuzulu ka Zwelithini. The Zulus — ...

A judge in South Africa has set aside the president’s recognition of the Zulu king, the latest twist in a vicious and long-running battle over who is the rightful leader of one of Africa’s ...