The latest leaked video, reportedly recorded by King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's wife, Queen Nomzamo MaMyeni, has reignited debate about the Zulu monarchy. Rather than focusing on the recording itself, the writer argues that the real crisis lies in South Africa's failure to regulate and hold publicly funded traditional leadership accountable in the digital age.
Nco Dube is a political economist, businessperson and social commentator
South Africa is funding an institution it refuses to govern, and the digital age is exposing every crack.
South Africa is once again confronted with a leaked recording involving King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. The latest clip, reportedly filmed by one of the Queens who was the alleged unfortunate recipient of the verbal vitriol evidenced in the video, has circulated with the speed and appetite that define our digital era. It joins a growing catalogue of exposures. One recording allegedly captured the King hurling insults at his siblings. Another showed him in a private moment with a woman he was allegedly involved with.
Now a new video has entered the public square, and the pattern is unmistakable. These incidents are not isolated. They are symptoms of a deeper institutional crisis.
