Zulu nation ruler Queen Mantfombi Dlamini dies aged 65

Queen only assumed role a month ago after death of her husband King Goodwill Zwelithini

Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, the traditional ruler of South Africa's Zulu nation, has died, only a month after the 65-year-old took the role following the death of her husband, King Goodwill Zwelithini.

It is with deepest shock and distress that the royal family announces the unexpected passing of Her Majesty Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, regent of the Zulu nation," Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the founder of the Inkatha Freedom party and traditional prime minister to the Zulu monarch, said in a statement.