

On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Appeal granted her leave to appeal against a decision by the Pietermaritzburg High Court.

Zulu, is contesting the late Zulu king’s will. Meanwhile, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, in his capacity as the long-serving traditional prime minister to the Zulu nation, will again be the central figure in the ongoing legal dispute in which Zwelithini’s first wife, Queen Sibongile Dlamini. MisuZulu is the first son of the late Queen Mantfombi of KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace and sister of eSwatini’s absolute monarch King Mswati III. Prince Simakade is Zwelithini’s first son born out of wedlock. He is the third-born son of Zwelithini’s second wife, Queen Buhle Mathe of KwaDlamahlahla Royal Palace in Nongoma. Prince Buzabazi kaZwelithini was the last person to be announced as the preferred king by another rival faction. They further say MisuZulu is not fit to be king. MisuZulu’s detractors claim that all children and wives of the late king Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuZulu occupy the same status. “Those who are challenging the throne want to divide the Zulu people and cause mayhem,” saidMazibuko.

“It involves the singing of amahubo (traditional music of thanks-giving and connecting to the ancestors).”ĭr Gugu Mazibuko, a University of KwaZulu-Natal academic, indigenous knowledge and Zulu cultural expert, said the two self-proclaimed kings had no legitimacy to the throne. The ancient ritual involves entering the kraal where the king, surrounded by amabutho and senior royal elders, speaks to the departed asking for guidance in his journey of looking after the nation. Prince Simakade was the first to break ranks and last week performed the sacred ritual of ukungena esibayeni (entering the kraal) ahead of MisuZulu who performed the custom yesterday. He said that by virtue of being of dual royal bloodline, and his mother occupying the status of great wife, MisuZulu was born to lead the Zulu nation.Īs it stands, the Zulu royal house is torn between MisuZulu and two of his brothers. Kings are also not appointed but they are born,” explained Dr Zakhele Shamase, an academic and African cultural expert. “In isiZulu we say amakhosi amabili awabuselani (two or more kings cannot rule together). He describes the rest of the melody as having a "folk-rock groove," applying a two-chord pattern that he describes as "ingenious." He describes the lyrics as Hynde expressing her "near-overflowing affection in her literate, conversational style."SPIN Magazine described the song as "gorgeous," and described Hynde's lead vocal as possessing "the goofy tenderness of someone who is too smart to walk around showing baby pictures, but who is too giddy to resist." Elizabeth Wurtzel wrote in New York Magazine that, like "Don't Get Me Wrong," "My Baby" "could have sounded gushy," but instead became a representation of "a life lived hard that at least approximated some precarious version of settledness." Ira Robbins and Delvin Neugebauer of Trouser Press described "My Baby" as a "sentimental love song" that was one of the few worthy songs on Get Close."My Baby" was included on the Pretenders' 1987 compilation album The Singles.“All others who have also called themselves the rightful heirs to the throne are also committing treasonous acts. Allmusic critic Matthew Greenwald describes the acoustic guitar melody that begins the song as sounding like an Irish folk song. Vic Garbarini of Musician magazine also suggested that the song is about the baby within Hynde herself, in the sense of "something being born" into a "new life. It achieved far greater success on the Mainstream Rock chart, spending two weeks at #1, following up on "Don't Get Me Wrong," an earlier single from Get Close which also reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart."My Baby" is a love song to Hynde's baby daughter. S., achieving modest success on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #64. It was also released as a single in the U. "My Baby" is a song written by Chrissie Hynde that was originally released on the Pretenders 1986 album Get Close.
