The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, yesterday wept openly before hundreds of his subjects that converged on the Kumasi Airport to welcome him from South Africa, after rumours of his death were dispelled.
Wild rumours had been spreading like wild fire for about two weeks to the effect that the Asantehene had kicked the bucket and the Manhyia Palace was keeping the sad news under wraps for traditional reasons.
Otumfuo, dressed in an immaculate suit, and whose demeanour showed that he was aware of