FILE PHOTO: Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini's wives mourn during his memorial service at the KwaKhethomthandayo royal palace in Nongoma, South Africa, March 18, 2021. Phill Magakoe/Pool via REUTERS
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Zulu regent Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu has died at 65, officials said, just over a month after she took the role following the death of her husband, King Goodwill Zwelithini.
"It is with deepest shock and distress that the Royal Family announces the unexpected passing of her Majesty Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, regent of the Zulu nation," said a statement issued by Prince Mangosutho Buthelezi, founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party and traditional prime minister to the Zulu monarch.
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