Ahlangene Sigcawu Explained

Ahlangene Cyprian Vulikhaya Sigcawu
Succession:Xhosa Kings (Gcaleka & Rharhabe)
Reign:7 October 2020 –
Coronation:TBC
Predecessor:Zwelonke Sigcawu
Suc-Type:Heir-presumptive
Royal House:House of Phalo
Father:Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu
Mother:Nogaweni Sigcawu
Birth Date:1970
Birth Place:Willowvale, Eastern Cape, South Africa

King Vulikhaya kaXolilizwe (Ahlangene Cyprian Sigcawu) is the King of Xhosa people.[1] He was born in 1970 in Nqadu Great Place in Willowvale by King Xolilizwe Sigcawu and Queen Nogaweni. He took over as the King in 2020 after the death of caretaker Xhosa King INkosi Nongudle Dumehleli Mapasa who took over following the death of his brother King Zwelonke Sigcawu in 2019.[2] He was a South African High Commissioner to Malawi before he could ascend the throne as the Xhosa King.

Life

King Ahlangene Cyprian Vulikhaya Sigcawu "Aa! Vulikhaya!" ascended the throne of Xhosa Kingdom in 2020 after a year of his brother's death King Zwelonke Sigcawu in 2019.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New AmaXhosa king to launch massive claim for land across five provinces. 2021-05-09. DispatchLIVE. en-ZA.
  2. Web site: Tsewu. Siya. 'I should be the only recognized king in the Eastern Cape' – new AmaXhosa King. 2021-05-09. Drum. en-US.