{"id":18055,"date":"2022-12-07T09:44:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T09:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=18055"},"modified":"2022-12-07T09:44:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T09:44:49","slug":"royal-ruckus-costs-of-sa-royals-in-the-spotlight-as-union-calls-for-the-abolition-of-zulu-monarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=18055","title":{"rendered":"ROYAL RUCKUS: Costs of SA royals in the spotlight as union calls for the abolition of Zulu monarchy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the General Industries Workers\u2019 Union of SA released a statement calling for the abolition of all South African royalty. 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