Prince Mongosuthu Buthelezi of the Zulu Kingdom of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa will grace this year’s Nc’wala Ceremony of the Ngoni people of Eastern Province.
Last month, then Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo told Money FM News that the government wants to be using traditional ceremonies to market the province’s tourism potential in an attempt to grow the economy.
Prince Buthelezi has been invited by the Nc’wala Organizing Committee.
Prince Buthelezi who is from the Zulu Royal Establishment expressed gratitude to the Royal Highness paramount Chief Mpezeni for inviting him to be the guest of Honour at this year’s Nc’wala ceremony to be held on the 23rd of February.
In a letter addressed to the Zambia High Commission in Pretoria South Africa Prince Buthelezi confirmed his participation in the ceremony.
The prince says he will also pay a courtesy call on President Edgar Lungu and Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji before proceeding to Chipata for the ceremony
The Prince becomes the First official from the Zulu Royal Family to grace the ceremony in recent years.
And Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba has hailed the deepening Cultural Ties between Zambia and South Africa.
Mr. Mwamba says the Ngoni Speaking people of Zambia and the Zulus of South Africa have a lot in common due to the fact that they share the same ancestral origins.
He noted that there is need to enhance and preserve the cultural ties the two countries have enjoyed over the years.
This is contained in a statement issued to Money FM News by Zambia’s High Commission, South Africa First Secretary Press and Public Relations Naomi Nyawali.

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