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IN PICTURES: The crowning of the Zulu king

The coronation of the new king in South Africa's richest and most powerful traditional monarchy brought thousands of people to the Zulu royal house on Saturday.

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By Michel Bega

During customary procedures Misuzulu kaZwelithini, 47, succeeded to the throne that had previously been held by his late father, Goodwill Zwelithini.

Men and women in vibrant traditional garb gathered in front of the marble palace on the hills of Nongoma, a small hamlet in the southeast province of KwaZulu-Natal, the Zulu heartland, from early in the morning to honour the new monarch.

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By Michel Bega