{"id":6345,"date":"2021-03-12T11:12:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T11:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=6345"},"modified":"2021-03-12T11:12:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T11:12:52","slug":"south-africas-zulu-king-goodwill-zwelithini-dies-aged-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/03\/12\/south-africas-zulu-king-goodwill-zwelithini-dies-aged-72\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa\u2019s Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies aged 72"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"root\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"container container--grid container--article container--white container--vertical-padding\">\n<div class=\"container__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-col l-col--8\">\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\">\n<p>Goodwill Zwelithini, the controversial but revered king of South Africa\u2019s Zulus, has died at the age of 72 after spending weeks in hospital for diabetes treatment, his palace announced.<\/p>\n<p>The king wielded great influence among millions of Zulus through his largely ceremonial and spiritual role despite having no official power in modern South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with the utmost grief that I inform the nation of the passing of His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini \u2026 King of the Zulu nation,\u201d the palace said a statement signed by Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a powerful veteran politician who is also a Zulu prince.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6347\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/South-Africa-Zulu-King-Goodwill-Zwelithini-dies-aged-72-rapidnews.jpg\" alt=\"South-Africa-Zulu-King-Goodwill-Zwelithini-dies-aged-72-rapidnews\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/South-Africa-Zulu-King-Goodwill-Zwelithini-dies-aged-72-rapidnews.jpg 976w, 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