KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council led by the Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube today visited His Majesty King Misuzulu kaZwelithini.

The purpose of the visit was to formally introduce Members of the Executive Council who were recently sworn-in.

During the engagements, the Provincial Executive Council reassured His Majesty the King that it was on top of high-level preparations and will pull all the stops to ensure that the upcoming ceremony to handover the certificate of recognition to the AmaZulu King is a resounding success, glitch free and will be remembered for generations to come.

At the high-level meeting, which was held at Kwakhangelamankengane Royal Palace today, Premier Dube-Ncube also committed government to working with the King on addressing pertinent matters in the province.

“The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Cabinet remains fully committed to supporting the programmes of His Majesty and the Royal Household. We are humbled by the wise council we received from the King on various strategic matters in our province and we will continue to work for the people of KwaZulu-Natal in ensuring that we address matters such as poverty alleviation, safety in communities, economic growth, rural development, curbing crime and fighting the scourge of gender-based violence. We are also pleased that preparations are at an advance stage for the handing over of the certificate of recognition. Government across all spheres working with Amakhosi is doing everything to ensure that the ceremony is a success,” said Premier Dube-Ncube.

The certificate of recognition to the AmaZulu King ceremony will take place on Saturday, 29 October 2022, at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

The Premier and Members of the Executive Council were joined by the Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature Nontembeko Boyce who committed that the Legislature will continue with its tradition and preparations to ensure that the King performs all annual roles related to the Legislature.

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Issued by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government on behalf of Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube