South Africa: a threat of KwaZulu-Natal independence

Summary: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa probably didn’t anticipate one consequence of his land expropriation without compensation agenda would be a call by the Zulu king for the independence of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province. KZN independence would trigger a geostrategic crisis within South Africa, and as such would likely never take place. But the development underscores yet another negative political outlook for the Ramaphosa administration. Analysis Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini called July 4 for the independence of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province over a believe that the African National Congress-led government is challenging its politically-accorded right to traditional land ownership. While …

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