The new king of South Africa's Zulu nation Misuzulu kaZwelithini was enthroned in a colourful ceremony Saturday before hundreds of supporters in a rural part of KwaZulu-Natal province.
The king dismissed those challenging his right to the throne in his first public comments on the issue. He was crowned as the traditional leader of the Zulu nation, although some members of the royal family dispute his right to succeed his late father King Goodwill Zwelithini.
Misuzulu kaZwelithini addressed about 1,000 supporters after undergoing a traditional ritual known as ukungena esibayeni to mark the beginning of his reign as king. Cheers rose in the air as Misuzulu kaZwelithini entered the main enclosure at the palace where he was handed a sharp, gold-plated scepter and received congratulatory messages from elders of the Zulu nation.
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