14 years after a statue of AmaZulu King Shaka Zulu was removed from Durban's King Shaka International airport, a new 4-point-5 million Rand likeness will be unveiled by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week. The 11-metre-high work has been shielded from public view for two years. The initial 3-point-2 million Rand ground-level installation drew criticism in 2010, that it didn't adequately depict the stature of the founder of the AmaZulu nation. Dries Liebenberg reports... 

<p>14 years after a statue of AmaZulu King Shaka Zulu was removed from Durban's King Shaka International airport, a new 4-point-5 million Rand likeness will be unveiled by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week. The 11-metre-high work has been shielded from public view for two years. The initial 3-point-2 million Rand ground-level installation drew criticism in 2010, that it didn't adequately depict the stature of the founder of the AmaZulu nation. Dries Liebenberg reports... </p>

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