| Intro | South African royal | ||
| Was | Noble | ||
| From | South Africa | ||
| Type | Royals | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 4 April 1968, Willowvale, Zimbabwe | ||
| Death |
14 November 2019, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, South Africa (aged 51 years) |
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| Star sign | Aries | ||
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Zwelonke (Mpendulo Calvin Sigcawu; 4 April 1968 – 14 November 2019) was a South African royal and King of the Xhosa people. He became king on 1 January 2006. The 12th king of the amaXhosa people, Zwelonke was born at Nqadu Great Palace in Willowvale in the Eastern Cape to Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu and Nozamile.
King Zwelonke Sigcawu had been king of the AmaXhosa since the death of his father, King Xolilizwe Sigcawu, in 2005.
Death and funeral
On the evening of 11 November 2019, the king was rushed to hospital in Mthatha by ambulance. King Zwelonke died in the early hours of 14 November 2019 at the age of 51.
He was given a state funeral on the 29 November 2019 and together with royal funeral and at Nqadu Great Place, Willowvale, his funeral was attended by high profile politicians Former President Thabo Mbeki who made key note speech as an elder, President Cyril Ramaphosa made eulogy, Premier of the Eastern Cape Oscar Mabuyane, General Bantu Holomisa , Julius Malema and many others and the royal houses of AmaRharhabe, amaZulu, amaNdebele, abaThembu and many others.