King Zwelonke ka-Xolilizwe (Mpendulo Calvin Sigcawu; 4 April 1968 – 14 November 2019) was a South African royal and King of the Xhosa people.[2] He became king on 1 January 2006. Zwelonke was born at Nqadu Great Palace in Willowvale in the Eastern Cape[3] 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.[4]
Death and funeral
On the evening of 11 November 2019, the king was rushed to hospital in Mthatha by ambulance.[5] King Zwelonke died in the early hours of 14 November 2019 at the age of 51. No cause of death was provided.[5]
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