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Sudáfrica: mientras “planta” en la tierra a su fallecido monarca, la nación zulú espera a su nuevo rey

El octavo monarca de la etnia más numerosa del país africano falleció el viernes, y el nombre de su sucesor (que no tiene poder, pero influye en casi 11 millones de personas), es todo un misterio.

Claire Doyen y Susan Njanji * AFP
17 de marzo de 2021, 3:23 p. m.
Amabutho (Zulu regiments) make their way to the mortuary to receive the body of King Goodwill Zwelithini from in Nongoma, KwaZulu Natal on March 17, 2021. - 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.
Amabutho (Zulu regiments) make their way to the mortuary to receive the body of King Goodwill Zwelithini from in Nongoma, KwaZulu Natal on March 17, 2021. - 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 remains have been taken back to his birthplace, the small southeastern town of Nongoma in Kwa-Zulu Natal province, where he will be laid to rest after midnight. The intimate ceremony, to be conducted behind closed doors at the KwaKhethomthandayo royal residence, is referred to as a "planting" rather than a burial. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP) | Foto: AFP