SAFRICA-ZULU-REED-DANCE-FESTIVAL

A picture taken on September 11, 2004 shows Zulu Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu taking part in the annual Umkhosi woMhlanga (Reed Dance) dance festival at the Enyokeni Royal Palace in Kwa-Nongoma some 350 kilometres north of Durban. King Goodwill Zwelithini died on March 12, 2021 in the eastern city of Durban, aged 72, after weeks of treatment for a diabetes-related illness. His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini ka Bhekuzulus will was read in the presence of more than 200 members of the Royal Family on March 24, 2021. In line wih his wishes, the King, the Family announced that Her Majesty Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu will act as Regent of the Zulu Nation during the interregnum. While Her Majesty is the de facto Regent, further decisions on the succession of the Zulu Monarchy will not be announced until the familys mourning period has been observed. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP) (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)