Prince Simakade faction optimistic about unseating AmaZulu monarch

A faction of the AmaZulu Royal family supporting Prince Simakade, is optimistic about the upcoming case aimed at unseating the AmaZulu monarch.

They are confident that the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) will uphold a judgment by the High Court in Pretoria that set aside President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recognition of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini.

In December 2023, the Court ruled that the President’s decision to recognize King Misuzulu as the rightful heir to the AmaZulu throne was unlawful and invalid.

President Ramaphosa appealed the decision.

It’s set to be heard on the 28th and 29th of May at the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Prince Thokozani Zulu, speaking on behalf of Prince Smakade, called for unity in the royal family.

“Ingonyama sounded a clarion call to all members of the Zulu Royal Family that it’s imperative for the unity in the Zulu Royal family to be forged for all the good reasons, issues of stability, and issues of the decorum of the throne. However, it takes two to tango. Now, whenever his majesty sounds a clarion call for different narratives of the Zulu Royal family to engage, it can only materialize once one or more sections of the Zulu Royal family decide to embrace the process.”