South Africa abolishes 6 traditional monarchies; leaders to challenge demotion in court
South Africa's president says six of the country's traditional monarchies are being abolished.
The country's 13 black ethnic kingships were used to muster support for white-led rule in the apartheid era before democratic elections in 1994.
Some of the monarchs were appointed by the apartheid government with few legitimate claims to their throne....
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The country's 13 black ethnic kingships were used to muster support for white-led rule in the apartheid era before democratic elections in 1994.
Some of the monarchs were appointed by the apartheid government with few legitimate claims to their throne....