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January 25, 2012
Bad translation blamed for Zulu king gay slur

The Zulu royal household has blamed 'reckless translation' for King Goodwill Zwelithini's 'rotten' gays comment.

The Zulu royal household claims King Goodwill Zwelithini's branding of gay people as 'rotten' is down to 'reckless translation'.

The monarch was slammed after making the comments on Sunday (22 January) during the 133rd commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana.

January 23, 2012
Zulu king says gay people are ‘rotten’

King Goodwill Zwelithini falsely claims there were ‘traditionally’ no same-sex relationships in his kingdom

The Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has branded people in gay relationships ‘rotten’.

He was speaking yesterday (22 January) in the presence of South African president Jacob Zuma at Nquthu, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, during the 133rd commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana, which the Zulu regiments won.