Several international dignitaries have started to arrive in South Africa to attend the funeral of AmaZulu traditional Prime Minister and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) founder, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi's funeral tomorrow.
Elders of the Buthelezi family are expected to perform traditional rituals after the arrival of the body.
Around midday today, members of the Buthelezi family will come to collect the body and will be led by his son, Zuzifa Ntuthuko Buthelezi, accompanied by Amabutho at the mortuary to receive the body. The group will divide into two and go into the mortuary with religious leaders to perform rituals that we will not be permitted to follow.
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