An urgent interdict by the daughters of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini to halt any events associated with the coronation of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini Zulu on Saturday has been struck off the Pietermaritzburg high court roll.
JUST IN! The Pietermaritzburg High Court has Struck The Application to interdict the Pre-Coronation of the #ZuluKing Off The Roll. @MhlongoAya reports via #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/0FBsTmttAF
— Ngcweti Thabiso Sithole (@ThabisoSithole) August 20, 2022
TimesLIVE understands that judge Thomas Ncube declined to hear the matter, a last-ditch attempt by princesses Ntandoyenkosi Zulu and Ntombizosuthu Zulu-Duma to stop the coronation.
It is understood the application was dismissed as being a matter of urgency.
This after the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) granted them leave to appeal against a ruling by KwaZulu-Natal judge president Isaac Madondo who in March, effectively ruled that King Misuzulu was the undisputed successor to the throne.
The princesses are Queen Sibongile Zulu's daughters, the late king's first wife.
The attorney acting on behalf of the princesses, Mondli Thusini, could not be reached for comment.
This is a developing story.
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