Iphikisa ubuholi beSilo uMisuzulu iNdlovukazi
Udaba lukhishwe enkantolo usuku selunqunyiwe kukhothama iBamba uMantfombi
* UNdlunkulu uSibongile nabaNtwana bafuna luxazululwe enkantolo olwamafa
* Bafuna inkantolo imise zonke izinhlelo zokubekwa kweSilo esisha
IGCIZELELA ukuthi izoqhubeka nokuyilwa ngenkantolo eyokucazwa kwamafa eSilo uZwelithini kaBhekuzulu indlunkulu yokuqala yaKwaKhethomthandayo yeNdlovukazi uSibongile Winnifred Zulu, olibeka ngesihloko elokuthi nguyena inkosikazi esemthethweni yeMbube ekhothame ngoNdasa (March) nonyaka. ISilo sinamakhosikazi ayisithupha. Lokhu indlunkulu yaKwaKhetha ikuveze esitatimendeni esicacisa ngemibiko eke yasabalala yokuthi seyiluhoxisile lolu daba enkantolo. Le mibiko isabalale ngemuva kokukhothama kweNdlovukazi uShiyiwe Mantfombi Zulu, uMaDlamini, obeyiBamba lobukhosi bukaZulu emuva kokukhothama kukaBayede.
Kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi ngomhla ka-3 kwephezulu, ILANGA libike ngokufakwa kwamaphepha enkantolo lapho uNdlunkulu uSibongile ecela ukuthi kube yinkantolo ecacisa ngamalungelo akhe njengenkosikazi eshade ngokusemthethweni neSilo uZwelithini. Kula maphepha, ukubeke kwacaca ukuthi njengoba yena neNgonyama, babeshade umshado ohlanganisa amafa, ukubona kumfanele ukuthi emafeni eSilo ahlomule ngohhafu.
Bafuna kuvinjwe uhulumeni ukuvumelana nesinqumo
INdlovukazi uSibongile kula maphepha afakwe ngenyanga edlule eNkantolo ePhakeme yaseMgungundlovu, ithi ngokwazi kwayo yiyona ebishade neSilo ngaphansi komthetho iMarriage Act, No 25 of 1961. Ithi ngokuqonda kwayo kusho ukuthi umshado wabo uhlanganisa amafa. Ithi lokhu kusho ukuthi yiyo okumele yengamele izindaba seSilo esesikhotheme.
Iqhuba ithi icela inkantolo igunyaze ukumiswa kokuthi kuqhutshekwe nokuqokwa kweBamba lobukhosi kulo mbuso wakwaZulu, njengoba ithi inezizathu ezinqala ezenza ikuphikise ukubekwa kwalo.
Ithi icela ukuba inkantolo imise amalungu omndeni weSilo ahlanganisa uMntwana uThembi Ndlovu, uMntwana Mbonisi Zulu, uMntwana Thulani Zulu, uMntwana Lindi Zulu, uMntwana Vulindlela Zulu, uMntwana Mxolisi Zulu, uMntwana Mathuba Zulu, uMntwana Mayvis Zungu nawo wonke amalungu alo mndeni ukuba athi avumelane noma ahambisana kumbe aphimise ukuthi iNdlovukazi yaKwaKhangelamankengane ekhotheme, ibiyibambabukhosi noma yiyona elandele ukuqhwakela isihlalo sokukhosi bakwaZulu njengeSilo samaZulu.
Kula maphepha, iphinde yaveza ukuthi ifisa inkantolo ivimbe uhulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika nowaKwaZulu-Natal ukuba bavumelane nesinqumo sokubekwa kweNdlovukazi ekhotheme njengeBamba ekubeni ingakalungiswa indaba yencwadi yamafa, engahambisani nayo.
Ukungena kwecala kuphazanyiswe wukukhothama kweBamba uMantfombi
Kula maphepha iNdlovukazi uSibongile inxusa inkantolo ukuba iphoqe ihhovisi likaNdunankulu waKwaZulu-Natal ukuba linike abammeli bayo uhlu, uma lukhona, lwamalungu omndeni wesilo olusayiniwe, lusayinwa yiSilo esikhotheme njengoba kusho umthetho obhalwe kwiRoyal Household Trust Act.
Kulesi sitatimende iNdlovukazi uSibongile iphinde icacise ukuthi amaphepha afikile ezandleni zalabo abathintekayo ngosuku olungaphambi kwalolo okukhothame ngalo iNdlovukazi ebeyibambile, uMantfombi, lokuthi kumele babe senkantolo ngomhla ka-7 kuNhlaba (May). Nokho lokhu kakubange kusenzeka ngenxa yokukhothama kwendlovukazi uMantfombi njengoba itshalwe ngalo lolu suku lomhla ka-7.
“Udaba lusesenkantolo kalukaze lusulwe futhi silindele ukuthi luhlale maduzane,” kusho isitatimende.
AbaNtwana ababili beNdlovukazi uSibongile bayameseka unina
Kakuyona incwadi yeNdlovukazi uSibongile kuphela esenkantolo kodwa neyamadodakazi ayo abaNtwana uNtandoyenkosi Zulu noNtombizosuthu Zulu-Duma nabo bafake incwadi enkantolo, becela ukuba ingenelele odabeni lwencwadi yamafa kayise, bekhala ngokuthi indlela asayina ngayo kayifani, kusolakala sengathi encwadini okuthiwa ngeyamafa, kwasayina omunye umuntu.
Laba baveze ukuthi ngokongoti wezokubhala, ukuqinisekisile ukuthi indlela uyise wabo (iSilo) abesayina ngayo kayifani nendlela okusayinwe ngayo kule ncwadi yamafa.
Emaphepheni asenkantolo banxusa ukuba ingenelele, imise uMnu Jerome Ngwenya, owengamele Ingonyama Trust, ekutheni alandelele imithetho ebhalwe kule ncwadi abathi kuningi abangakwethembi ngayo njengoba bethi ngisho inombolo kamazisi yalowo le ncwadi ethi kumele ubukhosi bugcine ezandleni zakhe, ibhalwe sakuxikizwa.
Laba bathi bacela inkantolo ingenelele ngoba kuyimanje unina iNdlovukazi uSibongile, ufake incwadi kuyona inkantolo ukuba icacise ngamalungelo akhe njengenkosikazi esemthethweni.
Bathi kakulandelwangwa imigudu efanele ngobekiwe
“Kwesicela inkantolo ikuzwe ngokushesha wukuthi kungani inombolo kamazisi yalowo okuthiwa nguyena oqokelwe ukuba abe yisilo uSM Zulu, kubonakala ixikiziwe. Nalapho ixikizwe khona kabekho abantu abasayinile ukuthi yaxikizwa bekhona ukuba ngofakazi. Sicela inkantolo iqoke ungoti ozobheka ukuthi kungabe nguye ngempela yini ubaba owasayina le ncwadi yamafa.
“INdlunkulu ibambisene futhi ilindele ukuba lolu daba luxazululwe ezinkantolo ukuze kutholakale isixazululo ngencwadi yefa yeSilo esisanda kukhothama. Sizimisele ngokweseka lowo onikwe isihlabo sobukhosi uma nje kulandelwe imigudu efanele ngesikhathi kwenziwa lokho. Lona obekiwe esihlalweni njengamanje kakulandelwanga imigudu efanele,” kusho isitatimende.
UMntwana uThulani uthi akazi uzophawula athini ngoba naye uboshiwe
UMntwana uThulani Zulu ethintwa yiLANGA ngalolu daba, uthe akazi lutho ngala maphepha asenkantolo.
“Kangazi nokuthi ngingaphawula ngithini ngoba phela nawe uyazibonela ukuthi nami igama lami likhona lapho, okusho ukuthi nami ngiboshiwe,” kusho uMntwana uThulani ngezwi eliphansi.
ILANGA limzame amahlanda amaningi uMnu Ngwenya ocingweni lwakhe kodwa engalubambi.
Phambilini iSunday Times, yabika ukuthi uMnu Ngwenya wathi kungaba wusuku olubi kakhulu uma kungathi isizwe sakwaZulu sizilile ngokukhothama kweSilo kodwa umndeni ube uyisana ezinkantolo.
“Ngaphandle nje ngokungabaza ngizophikisana nanoma yisiphi isinyathelo engithathelwa sona, kanjalo ngizophinde ngiphikisane nanoma yisiphi isinqumo esizama ukubukela phansi obekufunwa yiSilo,” kucashunwa uMnu Ngwenya.
Waqhuba wathi uma lesi sicelo esifakwe enkantolo, isivuma, kuyosho ukuthi abaningi abancike ekondliweni yiSilo ngokuba ngamalungu omndeni waso bazoba senkingeni ngesikhathi lolu daba lusesenkantolo.