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AfriForum CEO, Kallie Kriel, who attended the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini's 70th birthday on Friday, called the ceremony of inspiration as the group seeks to establish better relations with the Zulu kingdom .
While attending celebrations at Enyokeni's Royal Palace in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, Kriel said he saw many people show pride in their Zulu culture, which inspired him. Zwelithini turned 70 on July 14.
"In a sense, it's what we need to move the country forward, people who are proud of who they are," Kriel told News24.
Kriel said that he also had a three-hour meeting on Thursday with Zwelithini and his lawyer Jerome Ngwenya, the president of King Ingonyama Trust, during which issues of social importance were discussed , including the question of the earth.
Afriforum and the Zulu King decided to work together. The decision was taken only at a meeting between King Zwelithini, Judge Ngwenya (President of Ingonyama Trust), AfriForum and the Movement @Solidarity . A joint working team set up to continue to collaborate. pic.twitter.com/CNJgw1TkqK
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On his Facebook page, Kriel reported that there was a long history between Zulus and Afrikaners, who is Kriel explained to News24 that the king and he were talking about building relationships of mutual respect and recognition in one country. where there are views and very diverse cultures.
He added that by building good foundations after the meeting with Zwelithini, the Afrikaner and Zulu communities of KwaZulu-Natal could work to strengthen intercommunity relations
"J & # 39; Hope it will be He also said that the two groups could work together on economic development and solve problems at the local level where the government does not have the resources to help
" [We also] looked at how our members and the Zulus could cooperate in terms of local economic development. "
On land, Kriel said that he and the king shared similar views: expropriation without compensation would not benefit the county and other means should be considered for land redistribution.
Earlier this month, Zwelithini threatened that the government would expropriate the land. land without compensation, KwaZulu-Natal would be declared a separate nation.
In response, President Cyril Ramaphosa badured the Zulu king that the government would not touch the land under the Ingonyama Trust.
Kriel and King also set up a team to see how members of AfriForum and the Zulus could cooperate in the province.
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