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DURBAN – The Zulu king of KwaZulu-Natal said Wednesday to many loyal supporters that they should not be provoked by the proposal to repeal or amend the controversial law on Ingonyama's trust
King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu at a sports stadium in Ulundi at an imbizo pitch that he had called.
The imbizo also marked the 139th anniversary of the Battle of Ulundi, where the British Army broke the military power of the Zulu nation. It was the last of the great battles of the Anglo-Zulu war.
Traditional leaders, loyalists and representatives of several civil society movements attended the event. Police Minister Bheki Cele and KZN Prime Minister Willies Mchunu were also present
Ingonyama's trust law was pbaded on the eve of the 1994 elections to guarantee the participation of the Party of Inkatha freedom in the first democratic elections.
Speaking in IsiZulu in front of a crowd of nearly 4,000 people, Zwelithini declared that the Zulu nation inherited the land from their ancestors and that any attempt to strip them of their property would be an insult to the ancestors.
"Whoever wants to take away our inheritance does not love us," he said.
"I did not choose to be black and I did not choose to be king.What we see today is that we are discriminated against It has become clear that the Zulus are not wanted The war has been declared against all the Zulus. "
The Ingonyama Trust owns about 29.67% of most deep rural land from the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The king is the only administrator of the land, which is divided according to the clans and is supervised by the traditional chiefs.
Zwelithini said that a new regiment, known as Ingaba, would be established to "defend" the Ingonyama Trust.
The future of trust has been subject to intense public scrutiny since the publication in November of last year of a report entitled "The High Level Group on Evaluation key laws and the acceleration of fundamental change ".
Chaired by former President Kgalema Motlanthe, the panel recommended that "the Ingonyama Trust Act be repealed, or substantially amended, to protect existing customary lands."
But Zwelithini said Wednesday that the government should stop focusing on the land and focus instead on its leadership abilities.He also called on the state to respect the Zulu nation.
He said that some politicians behaved as s & d They were "gods."
"The Zulus are not stupid, they do not worship politicians," he said.
"There are nothing more painful than being ruled by thieves, "said the Zulu monarch.
Political leaders should be open and honest about their feelings towards people of Zulu descent, he
African News Agency (ANA)
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