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The Fifth Floor: Remembering a Zulu king

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Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, dressed in traditional Zulu warrior outfit with cheetah fur in August 2000

26/03/2021 GMT

Remembering a Zulu king

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The life and legacy of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini

The life and legacy of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini.

King Goodwill Zwelithini, who died two weeks ago, led the Zulu people for fifty years, gaining both praise and criticism for the way he ruled. Pumza Fihlani of BBC Africa went to his funeral and discusses the significance of the Zulu king.

Ukraine's Eurovision entry
This year's Eurovision entry from Ukraine sounds like a super modern dance track. But the lyrics are a traditional folk song, sung to usher in spring. Roman Lebed of BBC Ukrainian tells us more.

Nepal’s women masons 
BBC Marathi’s Mayuresh Konnur has visited Nepal’s Gurkha district, near the epicentre of the 2015 earthquake, to meet some of the country’s new female masons enlisted to help rebuild the country.   

Egypt's mother of feminism remembered 
Nawal El Saadawi was one of the most outspoken feminists in the Arab world, fearlessly commenting on religion, sex and FGM. The BBC's Sally Nabil joins us in the week after her death to discuss her life and legacy. 

Sri Lankan babies sold abroad for adoption 
The Netherlands has suspended adoptions from abroad after uncovering violations in how they were arranged. The BBC's Saroj Pathirana has spoken to birth mothers in Sri Lanka and adoptees in the Netherlands, now grown up and trying to discover their origins.

Image: Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, dressed in traditional Zulu warrior outfit in August 2000
Credit: RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images

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