Goodwill Zwelithini

South Africa's largest tribe paid tribute to its fallen king on Wednesday when Zulus gathered with leopard skins and multicolored pearls in mourning. King Goodwill Zwelithini died early Friday at the age of 72 in the eastern city of Durban after weeks of treatment for a diabetes-related illness. He was the longest-serving monarch in Zulu history and ruled for half a century through years of apartheid and democratic transition. His remains have been taken back to his birthplace, the small southeastern…

King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulu people in South Africa died on Friday at the hospital where he was being treated for diabetes-related problems. The king, 72, was the leader of South Africa's largest ethnic group, the Zulu. He had been taken to KwaZulu-Natal hospital last week to monitor his ongoing diabetes, according to a report from the Demirören News Agency (DHA). The royal family announced in a statement that King Zwelithini's diabetes-related condition suddenly deteriorated and he died early…