{"id":48725,"date":"2026-01-30T04:51:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=48725"},"modified":"2026-01-30T04:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:51:58","slug":"dalindyebo-mandla-mandela-israel-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/30\/dalindyebo-mandla-mandela-israel-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"King Dalindyebo, Mandla Mandela clash over Israel stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>The abaThembu king&#8217;s pro-Israel comments have drawn criticism from ANC MP Mandla Mandela and other traditional leaders.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The simmering feud between one of Nelson Mandela\u2019s grandsons, Mandla Mandela, and abaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is intensifying over Dalindyebo\u2019s outspoken support for Israel. <\/p>\n<p>The monarch, who recently hosted an Israeli delegation after visiting the Jewish state, has drawn sharp criticism from Mandela and other traditional leaders, who accuse him of making \u201cdelusional statements\u201d and betraying South Africa\u2019s pro-Palestine stance. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-king-s-public-declarations-spark-backlash\">King\u2019s public declarations spark backlash<\/h2>\n<p>The king made headlines and trended on social media after announcing his support for Israel and declaring US President Donald Trump as his ally. <\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the monarch criticised China\u2019s Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, warning South Africa against maintaining ties with Beijing and Moscow. <\/p>\n<p>Mandela, who is an ANC MP, criticised Dalindyeba for supporting Israel. <\/p>\n<p>He urged abaThembu chiefs and their subjects in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal \u2013 and traditional leaders \u2013 to distance themselves from Dalindyebo\u2019s stance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: \u2018I smoke weed but only unwise people get high\u2019- \u2018Father of the Nation\u2019 Dalinyebo hits back [VIDEO]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mandela earlier threatened to ensure the king was dethroned, a view shared by other abaThembu traditional leaders, who believe Dalindyebo went overboard in inviting the Israeli delegation after his visit.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-family-divisions-within-the-mandela-lineage\">Family divisions within the Mandela lineage <\/h3>\n<p>Other Mandela relatives who visited Israel recently were Nelson Mandela\u2019s granddaughters Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela and Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway. <\/p>\n<p>Their tour of Israel sparked debate because it sharply contrasts with the pro-Palestine stance of Mandla Mandela, and their grandfather\u2019s own position. <\/p>\n<p>The two sisters said their visit was \u201ceye-opening\u201d and \u201clife-changing\u201d and was meant to show solidarity with victims of the 7 October, 2023, attacks and to understand Israel\u2019s security realities. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-broader-political-pattern\">A broader political pattern<\/h3>\n<p>Dalindyebo is not the first South African leader to visit Israel and return with strong pro-Israeli rhetoric and denouncing Palestine. <\/p>\n<p>Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie and his deputy, Kenny Kunene, also visited and when Kunene came back, he declared Hamas as a terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW READ: SCA clears way for auction of Nelson Mandela\u2019s personal belongings<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#King #Dalindyebo #Mandla #Mandela #clash #Israel #stance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The abaThembu king&#8217;s pro-Israel comments have drawn criticism from ANC MP Mandla Mandela and other traditional leaders. 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