Johnny Clegg , SA’s White Zulu send off in an honourable traditional Zulu ‘Crossing’ ceremony

It is customary in the Zulu culture that when a person departs this world that they be given a dignified burial to guide them back home.

In the hearts of the Zulu people, Johnny Clegg OBE, OIS (7 June 1953 – 16 July 2019), who was often referred to as ‘The White Zulu’, was recently bestowed the honour of a traditional ‘crossing’ in the heart of Zululand.

Watch part of the emotional ceremony below

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