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Zuma and the king watch bull slaying
December 06 2009 at 08:24AM
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By Nathi OlifantKing Goodwill Zwelithini yesterday slammed opponents of theannual umkhosi wokweshwama ceremony, saying it was"despicable" to suggest that Zulus had no respect for animalrights.President Jacob Zuma and the king watched as about 30warriors caught the raging bull as it ran around the Enyokeniroyal palace.Barehanded, the warriors wrestled the bull to the ground andsmothered the bellowing creature. It took about 20 minutes forthe bull to die. Photographers were forbidden from bringing theircameras into the palace grounds.Buoyed by Friday's triumph in the Pietermaritzburg High Court,the king said umkhosi wokweshwama was a "wonderful" ritualthat would not be spoiled by people who "claim to know ourculture more than we do".
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"This ritual fulfils what it needs to fulfil. A nation without itscustoms and beliefs is likely to be lost forever."This gives us a place among other nations. It informs us of whowe are, where we are coming from and where we are going," hesaid.The king said he would have liked to ignore the court challengeby Animal Rights Africa over the bull killing.He said he was pained by people talking about matters of whichthey were ignorant."They say we abuse animals, this is talking without sense... Welove and appreciate animals. We don't abuse them; we even givethem names and that shows how much we love animals," hesaid."How dare they tell us about our beliefs on how to nourish ournation? What happens here inside the royal palace is the climaxof how our families are built. I feel it is time for me to teach aboutthis," he said.The king denied the bull's tongue was pulled out when it wasalive. "The bull has teeth. I cannot fathom how you can pull out abull's tongue without cutting off your hand," he said.Zwelithini said pictures showing this were Photoshopped.The king appealed to his subjects to do the right thing withregard to respecting other people's cultures and beliefs whether"we see something wrong or not".He reinforced warnings about the spread of HIV/Aids saying aman's duty was to behave responsibly.He urged men to protect women and children from the scourgeof HIV/Aids.He said in the past warriors built and protected the Zulu nation.He challenged government to employ the same young men inpublic works programmes.He said community work had always been part of Zulu culture.
This article was originally published on page 1 ofTribuneon December 06, 2009
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