By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Kwazulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala handed over the vehicles to the queens in Ulundi, in northern KZN on Friday.
The cars form part of an agreement made with the late monarch and the provincial government.
“The KZN premier’s office thought it was important that everything we committed to do under the former monarch–His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelethini, that we fulfil them,” said Zikalala.
Zikalala said the province was careful to adhere to government policy on buying cars for political office bearers.
The province also wants to continue with ambitious renovation plans for all the royal households.
“We will complete renovations to the palaces and introduce contractors that will do that work,”said Zikalala.
The province has hired seven contractors to work on the royal households.
Renovations at the palaces were halted due to Covid-19, and to allow the royals to undergo a period of mourning after Zwelithini’s death.
Zwelithini was the longest-serving monarch of the Zulu nation. He died in March at the age of 72, after battling a diabetes-related illness.
The premier also expressed concerns over the prolonged succession battle, saying the matter needed to be settled in the interest of the Zulu nation.