Keyword: King Goodwill Zwelithini

Zwelithini's Lice Comment Only Deflects Attention for Parasitic Royal Households

Picture: King Goodwill Zwelithini courtesy Wikipedia Alexander O'Riordan - Reuters, amongst other news agencies, directly links South Africa’s xenophobic violence to King Goodwill Zwelithini’s incendiary statements: “Let us pop our head lice. We must remove ticks and place them outside in the sun. We ask foreign nationals to pack their belongings and be sent back." However horrific and objectionable these statements are for migrants, they are also illustrative of the anxieties of the Zulu royal house. Lice and ticks are scavengers that...