Prime Minister Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi said that Amabutho general Zihogo Maguzumbela Nhleko had acted of his own volition.
King Misuzulu Ka Zwelithini has stated that he had authorised the Amabutho to Nkandla.
He also said that he did not encourage people to risk spreadingCovid-19according toeNCA.
The Amabutho who joined scores of Zuma supporters at Nkanlda were not sent by the AmaZulu Royal Household. Photo credit: @NewsBotZASource: Twitter
They had joined the scores of people who had descended on the former president’s home to support him.
They have identified themselves as the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA).
They threatened thatif Zuma was arrested it would plunge South Africa into violence.
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Zuma has maintained his innocence and his supporters have rallied to his home in Nkandla to support him.
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