Melizwe dlamini biography

Dlamini, who was 52 years old, had been sick for some time after having suffered a stroke, according to his family.
The late Inkosi Melizwe Dlamini of the Nhlangwini Tribal Authority near St Faiths was recently celebrated and honoured by the Congress of Traditional Leaders.
Apart from being an inkosi, he was also a Zulu royal prince because he was a grandson of king Solomon Zulu's daughter, Kessy, who married his.

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Nhlangwini Tribal Authority’s iNkosi Melizwe Dlamini passes on

Inkosi Melizwe Dlamini of the Nhlangwini Tribal Authority in Highflats in southern KwaZulu-Natal has passed away.

This has been confirmed by traditional prime minister to the Zulu monarch and nation, Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

Dlamini, who was 52 years old, had been sick for some time after having suffered a stroke, according to his family.

“We are very…I can’t explain it. As I’m standing here, I can’t even control myself but we are trying very hard to contain ourselves. But Melizwe Dlamini was everything to us. Even the way he led his people was exemplary,” says family spokesperson, Sipho Dlamini.

Induna uBongani Jaca adds: “As the Nhlangwini community, we are very saddened by the passing of iNkosi. He was very helpful to us. He always had good advice for us. He was a chief that loved development so the news hit us really bad.”

Inkosi Melizwe Dlamini’s grandmother princess Mpiyamaxheku Dlamini was King Dinuzulu’s daughter.

He made headlines, receiving

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'We want our kingdom back'

"I AM KING to my people," says Prince Melizwe Dlamini of the Nhlangwini Traditional Council.

Speaking at Ekujuleni Royal Residence near Durban yesterday, Dlamini said he had no aspirations to the Zulu throne after his clan's application for kingship.

Dlamini said he whole-heartedly followed the wishes of his clan, who referred to him as Bayede and His Majesty. These salutations were usually reserved for Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini.

He said he had no aspirations to the Zulu throne because he was the recognised head of the "big Dlamini nation".

His comments came amid an outcry from some quarters that there "was only one Bayede" in KwaZulu-Natal. Dlamini said "not all people in KwaZulu-Natal are Zulus".

He said there were Nhlangwinis from the Embo-Nguni tribes as well as the amaHlubi and AmaZulu in the province.

"It is a historical absurdity to suggest that KwaZulu-Natal is only populated by Zulu

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The late Inkosi Melizwe Dlamini of the Nhlangwini Tribal Authority near St Faiths was recently celebrated and honoured by the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) and the Dlamini clan.

The event was held at the Nhlangwini royal house, where a number of Dlamini clans were invited.

Inkosi Mathupa Lameck Mokoena, a politician and traditional leader of the Mpumalanga House of Traditional Leaders and the national president of Contralesa was present and handed over certificates.

Inkosi Dlamini died in 2021 after a long illness.

He became popular after he sought recognition as an equal to King Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, but his claims were rejected by the Nhlapho Commission on monarch disputes in 2009.

According to reports, Dlamini was then isolated from politicians and the government. He lost business investors and the government stopped funding him.

He received backlash from Zulu royalists who were against his claims. Although he lost everything, he maintained his status of being king until his death.

After he died, his son Nqalabutho kaMelizwe Dlamini took