South Africa mourns ‘visionary’ Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, dead at 72

Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu,

Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, king of South Africa’s Zulu nation, has passed away after contracting Covid-19. He was praised for preserving traditional culture while leading his people through apartheid and the AIDS epidemic.

Zwelithini, 72, died on Friday at a hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, where he checked in last month for diabetes treatment. South African media reported that he contracted the coronavirus there, and was moved to intensive care.

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