JAKARTA - Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini passed away. The Queen of the Zulu Kingdom died just one month after being appointed to the throne in place of her husband.
The royal family said they were shocked by the death of Queen Mantfombi who was 65 years old. She was made the provisional leader of the largest ethnic group in the South African nation after her husband, King Goodwill Zwelithini, died.
"This is truly a loss", said Zulu Prime Minister Pangeran Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
Mangosuthu did not say more than that, including who would replace Queen Manfombi. What is clear is that Mangosuthu assures that there is no leadership vacuum.
"With the deepest shock and distress, the Royal Family announced the unexpected death of Her Majesty Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, Regent of the Zulu Nation", Mangosuthu said in a statement, quoted on Saturday, May 1.
Division in the royal family
Mangosuthu, in his statement also denied the news that Queen Mantfombi was poisoned. The BBC's Nomsa Maseko in Johannesburg has previously reported divisions within the Royal Family.
That split led to the possibility of a succession dispute that was full of problems and turmoil. In a country of eleven million people, the throne does not actually have formal political power.
And the role of the king in South African society is more ceremonial. Even so, they are immensely influential with an annual budget of US $ 4.9 million.
Queen Mantfombi was previously hospitalized a week ago. However, the Queen's medical condition did not explain.
She is simply said to have suffered from an uncertain disease. "When she left, she was sick and rumors said she was poisoned", Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi told national broadcaster SABC.
Mangosuthu said Queen Mantfombi advised not to discuss her health in public.
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