King calls for foreign nationals to ‘return home’ amid school crisis

ZULU King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has weighed in on the growing controversy surrounding the admissions crisis at Addington Primary School in South Beach, Durban, where police earlier this week used tear gas to disperse rival groups protesting outside the school.

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KING Misuzulu kaZwelithini used his address at the 147th commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana to call for calm following tensions between foreign nationals and lobby groups at Addington Primary School, South Beach, Durban, over the school's admissions policy that allegedly favours children of foreign nationals, according to movements like March and March. I SIPHAMANDLA MBHELE KZNAC

The king broke his silence during the 147th commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana in Nquthu, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Thursday, held to honour Zulu warriors who defeated the British army on January 22, 1879.

Addressing the gathering, King Misuzulu linked the Addington Primary standoff to broader concerns about illegal migration and social tensions, including what he described as the growing number of South African women forming relationships with foreign nationals.

He said these dynamics had contributed to the confrontation involving lobby groups such as March and March and Operation Dudula, as well as parents of foreign nationals, following allegations that the school and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education had prioritised children of foreign nationals over South African pupils.