Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini of South Africa dies aged 72

The traditional leader of South Africa’s Zulu nation, King Goodwill Zwelithini, has died aged 72. Zwelithini had health problems related to diabetes, had reigned for 50 years, and was the eighth Zulu king. He was also the longest serving Zulu monarch. He did not hold political office but had considerable influence over the country’s estimated 12 million Zulus.