President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a special “category 1" funeral to honour the late AmaXhosa King Zwelonke Mpendulo Sigcawu. The announcement was made on Thursday, a week after Sigcawu's death.

AmaXhosa King Mpendulo Zwelonke Sigcawu has died, media reports said on Thursday. King Sigcawu died during the early hours of Thursday, the king's uncle Nkosi Xhanti Sigcawu told TimesLive. The king, ...

AmaXhosa King Mpendulo Calvin Zwelonke Sigcawu passed away early on Thursday morning. The king was rushed to hospital at 6 pm on Wednesday evening. His passing has been confirmed by his uncle, Nkosi ...

AmaXhosa King Mpendulo Calvin Zwelonke Sigcawu died during the early hours of Thursday, the king's uncle, Nkosi Xhanti Sigcawu, has confirmed. “I can confirm that His Majesty King Zwelonke passed on ...

Cape Town - The government has been dragged into the fight over the new AmaXhosa king after a group from the kingdom wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Cooperative Governance and ...

Nkosi Dumehleli Mapasa has been named as acting amaXhosa king, following the death of King Mpendulo Zwelonke Sigcawu, a royal spokesperson said on Monday. "He will be the face of the nation for now," ...

Members of the public are welcome to pay their last respects to the late AmaXhosa King, Zwelonke Mpendulo Sigcawu, at his memorial service and funeral taking place this week. President Cyril Ramaphosa ...

amaXhosa king Zwelonke Sigcawu is seeking to halt the distribution of a film depicting a homosexual relationship during the traditional amaXhosa manhood initiations, saying there are limits to the ...

Both the amaXhosa and Zulu kings have reiterated their dislike for the movie "Inxeba (The Wound)", claiming that initiation is one of "the last rituals" maintained by black people. Spokesperson for ...

The late King of the amaXhosa, King Zwelonke Mpendulo Sigcawu, is to be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 1, which means the funeral will have military ceremonial elements. President ...