EXCLUSIVE: King Misuzulu’s Wife Files Court Papers To Interdict Marriage To Third Wife

Embattled Zulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini is facing a fresh headache after one of his wives filed court papers to interdict his upcoming marriage to his third wife, Queen Nomzamo Myeni of Jozini in northern KwaZulu-Natal. 

The much anticipated royal marriage is billed for 24 and 26 January this year in Nongoma and Jozini respectively. 

The wife who is seeking an interdict is the same woman King Misuzulu is divorcing. She cannot be named to protect their children as required byREAD MORE

Indian Ambassador to Ethiopia Anil Kumar Rai said Ethiopia’s comprehensive economic programme has the potential to make the country one of the leading players on the African continent.  

“We feel that the way the reforms are going, Ethiopia can establish itself as a strong player in Africa because it has a large population, large landmass and has a very robust basic infrastructure,” the ambassador affirmed.

In an interview with ENA, a partner ofREAD MORE

One of the six “suspended” members of the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) has resigned from the entity with immediate effect.

Inkosi Mabhudu Israel Tembe, the traditional leader of the Tembe clan In UMhlabuyalingana, resigned from the board on Thursday.

In a letter dated 9 January 2025 sent to Mzwanele Nyhontso, the Minister For Rural Development and Land Affairs and seen by African Times, Inkosi Tembe threw in the towel, citing personal reasons.

“It is with a heavy heart that IREAD MORE

A shortage of courtrooms has long been a challenge in Malawi, especially since more judges were hired to help to streamline the country’s judicial process. Yet, while the current judiciary is headquartered in the country’s second-largest city of Blantyre, due to a lack of work space; some sections of the judiciary are located elsewhere, such as the juvenile, commercial and industrial courts. 

So, when the decision came to move the court headquarters to the capital city of Lilongwe, the issueREAD MORE

The Government of Brazil, as the current BRICS chair, officially announced that the Republic of Indonesia has become a full member of the BRICS group.

The statement also noted that Indonesia’s candidature was endorsed by the group’s leaders back at the Johannesburg summit in August 2023.

The Brazilian government has highlighted Indonesia’s potential to enhance cooperation among Global South nations. This is stated by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

China also

The troubled Dannhauser Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal is in hot water after it appointed a less qualified official to act in the vacant position of municipal manager.

The ANC-CFP-EFF coalition led municipality plucked Lungelo Gcabashe from her position as the director for technical services to hold the fort pending legal battles with suspended municipal manager, Mandla Sithole. 

The appointment had to be approved by the province’s MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi.

In aREAD MORE

China is ready to work with Namibia to promote the implementation of the 10 partnership actions proposed at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Summit in Namibia, and provide support for Namibia to accelerate its modernization, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during a meeting with Namibia’s President Nangolo Mbumba in Namibia’s Swakopmund.

China has always been Africa’sREAD MORE

After months of speculation about his future, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has finally resigned as the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) Member of Parliament (MP).

In a statement, the EFF said the move was “voluntary” and his departure was processed together with that of another Fighter, Yazini Tetyana.

“These voluntary requests to be released from the deployment, which were sent to the Secretary-General of the EFF consecutively and within days of each other, expressed gratitude to the EFF for thr opportunity toREAD MORE

On 20 April 1994, China made its first official full-function connection to the World Wide Web through a 64-kilobyte international leased line, marking the country’s formal entry into the global digital age. The year 2024 marked the 30th anniversary of the country’s entry into the internet era. 

Over the past three decades, the internet has also undergone a remarkable transformation. It has evolved from a primarily desktop-driven experience to a mobile-first technology, with content shifting from text and images toREAD MORE

King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has rejected Rural Development and Land Affairs Minister Mzwanele Nyhontsho’s assertion that he cannot suspend the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB).

In a letter dated 7 January 2025, the Zulu monarch said he does have those powers and that Nyhontso is mistaken for claiming anything to the contrary. 

The ITB is a South African public entity that oversees land owned by the Ingonyama Trust, established in 1994 to administer land traditionally owned by the Zulu monarchy. 

The IngonyamaREAD MORE