Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Inside the Wasteful and luxurious life of Zulu king who caused xenophobic attacks of African Immigrant

             Controversial: King Goodwill Zwelithini (pictured) has been blamed for sparking the xenophobic riots which has left at least seven dead in the last couple of weeks as it spreads from Durban to Johannesburg

FACTS ABOUT ZULU KING

 1) He has 28 children

2) He built a Palace for 6 of his wives

3). He spent £150,000 on military Uniform for his 28 children

4)He spent £250,000 on wedding to his last wife and declared himself bankrupt thereafter last year
5)He became King age 20

The Zulu king of South African King Goodswill zwelithini who speech has fuel xenophobic attack against African immigrant tagging them as lice , live in extravagance  opulence different from the Deep poverty in the street of South Africa

But more recently, there was the revelation that he was bankrupt - despite the 54million rand (£3million) he got  from the South African government to keep the 67-year-old, his six wives and 28 children in the style to which they are accustomed.
he is known as a man who  likes to spend more on his birthday cakes than any of his subjects receives in a year.
The hellish scenes across townships in South Africa are a far cry from King Zwelithini's opulent marriage to his sixth wife Zola Mafu, a 28-year-old princess from the neighbouring kingdom of Swaziland, in July, which included a marquee, catering and flowers for 5,000 invited guests. see more pic



According to South Africa's Sunday Times, the monarch paid out more than £55,000 on catering, around £10,000 on a sound system and £15,000 on decorations and flowers.  
In total, the extravaganza, attended by 5,000 people, cost an estimated £250,000. 

Maintaining all six wives, their children and grandchildren in separate palaces, with generous allowances, private school fees and a retinue of personal staff, requires substantial funding, according to reports. 
And he decided they all needed new, imported military regalia to wear to the opening of KwaZulu Natal's state legislature later this year - at the not insignificant price of £155,000, the Times claimed

In 2012, King Zwelithini asked for half a million pounds for a new palace for Queen Mafu - as well as an extra million pounds on fifth wife Queen MaMchiza's home, in Nongoma, which boasts five royal residences.

Four years before, the royal family had come under fire for spending more than £16,000 on linen. 
And just last month, the Sunday Times reported that the King had bought each of his queens a new Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan, in addition to a seventh model 'as a back up'.

The monarch's opulent lifestyle is in stark contrast to millions of South Africans who, more than two decades after winning freedom, still do not have access to basic services such as clean water and electricity.

But despite opposition politicians hitting out at the huge amounts lavished upon King Zwelithini and his family, it is unlikely to change.
As South Africa celebrates 21 years of democracy next week, the largesse enjoyed by the king at the taxpayers' expense appears assured – at least while controversial president and fellow Zulu Jacob Zuma clings to power.
Mr Zuma, who himself has four wives and at least 20 children, has relied on the influential leader to deliver political support, both to him personally and the governing ANC. 
In return, the king enjoys a budget far higher than South Africa's other royal households and chiefdoms. 
Indeed, the South African government waved through an extra two million rand (£110,600) just last month, to help him get to the end of the financial year.
What's more, his allowance looks set to rise to R63million (£3.5million) a year by 2017. 
And none of this takes into account the amount the South African taxpayer is having to shoulder.


Obscene: Zola Mafu arrives at the Ondini Sports Complex in Ulundi in a Rolls Royce for her wedding to King Zwelithini in July. She became his sixth wife at the lavish ceremony
       
     King Goodswill Zwelithini Rolls Royce he drove to the               wedding of his youngest wife

  Nuptials: His wedding to sixth wife Zola Mafu (pictured) in July cost an estimated R4million, or about £250,000

Opulent: Another scene from Mafu's wedding to the king. She was selected as his bride at the age of 18 while participating in the 2003 Swazi reed dance

Luxurious: But the King - pictured here right at the annual reed dance at eNyokeni Royal Palace last year - more often comes under fire for lavish spending on his six wives, 28 children and numerous grandchildren

 Funding: Zwelithini is given R54million (about £3million) by the South African government each year

  Joy: The new King and Queen celebrate during their wedding, yet Zwelithini is a man who likes to spend more on his birthday cake than many of his subjects earn in a lifetime

 Bankrupt: But the King (centre) ran out of money last year following a particularly expensive few months, and had to beg for more funds - which the government, led by fellow Zulu Jacob Zuma (left), approved

 Households: The King has also asked for more than a million pounds to build or renovate his wives' palaces
 Xenophobia: The King is said to have told followers in a speech that foreigners were 'lice' and 'ants' and should be expelled from South Africa - a charge he denies, saying it was bad translation
 Defence: Zwelithini also claimed his words were badly translated in 2012 when he called gay people 'rotten'

  Followers: But despite the extravagances, the King - pictured with Prince Charles in 2011 - is still adored by millions of people, many impoverished, willing to follow his every instruction
 


            Below is what happen when a blackman refuse to THINK WITH HIS HEAD,listening to a lazy  king busy with sexual escapade life with six wives, and legions of children living in opulence.who never care to fix their problems

    Horrific: The brutal murder of Mozambican man Emmanuel Sithole in a township near Johannesburg was captured on camera. Zwelithini has been blamed for sparking outbursts of xenophobic violence like this


Power: Zwelithini's speech last month is said to be the cause of the violence which has turned the streets into a battleground, sending foreigners running for the safety of special camps











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