AS the Zulu monarch wrestles with internal conflicts and legal battles, King Misuzulu has turned to the Shembe Church to ask for prayers.
The church, which is led by Inkosi Mduduzi "Unyazilwezulu" Shembe, gathered at the Enyokeni Royal Palace in Nongoma on Saturday, 25 November, and Sunday, 26 November, for their annual prayer. This is a tradition they started during the reign of the late King Zwelithini.
King Misuzulu, who is in a court battle his half-brother Prince Simakade and his uncle Prince Mbonisi Zulu who want to dethrone him on the throne, didn’t hesitate to ask the Shembe leader and the congregation to pray for the monarch.