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KZN transport dept launches probe into cause of crash that killed 12 EFF supporters
Nhlanhla Mabaso 17 June 2025 | 9:11 KZN accidents Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) The scene of a vehicle colission near Vryheid on 16 June 2017. Picture: Supplied DURBAN - The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department has kicked off an investigation into a bus crash which claimed the lives of 12 Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters. The group was travelling from the party's Youth Day rally in Umlazi on Monday. A truck struck a bus that the supporters were travelling in on the R34 near Vryheid on Monday night. The crash has left a devastating impact on the R34, forcing the closure of the road. And as emergency services work on the scene of the crash, an EFF-branded hat from one of the victims lies on the floor. READ: 12 EFF members killed in vehicle collision near Vryheid While 12 people are confirmed dead, 10 others sustained serious injuries, 22 were slightly injured, whole 6 passengers escaped unharmed. "The victims were dismembered. The body parts were actually all over and some body parts are missing," said the spokesperson for the KZN transport MEC, Ndabezinhle Sibiya. MEC Siboniso Duma is also visiting the accident scene.
Eyewitness News
29-05-2025
- Politics
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Prince Mbonisi Zulu disputes title of King Misuzulu's mother as 'great wife' of royal family
Nhlanhla Mabaso 29 May 2025 | 12:49 Misuzulu kaZwelithini AmaZulu royal family Prince Mbonisi Zulu The commemoration of the historic Battle of Isandlwana in Nquthu, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on 27 January 2024. Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News On Thursday, Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi argued that the king was identified as the new monarch in terms of customary said the king's mother, the late Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Zulu, held the title of the "great wife".However, the king's uncle, through his lawyers, questioned the great wife's status of King Misuzulu's mother, Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, featured in the first part of court proceedings on Thursday, as lawyers argued about whether the king was identified properly. The "great" title comes with the fact that her bridal price was issued by the Zulu people, as she was a princess from the kingdom of Eswatini. This also meant that she would later give birth to an heir to the throne. However, the late King Goodwill Zwelethini's brother, Prince Mbonisi, disputed this in lawyer, Menzi Simelane, said: "And all the ceremonies that relate to the funeral of the late king took place at KwaKhethomthandayo Palace. You know why? That is where the first wife resides, Queen Winifred Sibongile Dlamini - the main wife - and everything took place there in recognition that she is the first wife and the most senior wife for that reason." He maintained that the "great wife" position holds no ground. "There is no great wife." Proceedings are set to continue with more submissions to the SCA's five judges. ALSO READ: Zulu regiments call on opposing factions to unite under King Misuzulu to achieve stability [WATCH] Zulu regiments arriving at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein where the SCA is set to hear an application by President @CyrilRamaphosa to overturn a judgement invalidating his recognition of King Misuzulu KaZwelithini as Zulu monarch. @_NMabaso — EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) May 29, 2025
