Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo Explained

Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo
Order:3rd
Office:Chief Minister of Gazankulu
Term Start:1 April 1993
Term End:26 April 1994
Predecessor:Edward Mhinga
Successor:None
Death Date:7 March 2015
Death Place:Magona, Limpopo, South Africa[1]

Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo (1926 – 7 March 2015) was the third and last Chief Minister of Gazankulu,[2] a former bantustan in apartheid-era South Africa. He served as Chief Minister from 1 April 1993 to 26 April 1994, when the bantustan was re-integrated into Transvaal.

Early life

Nxumalo was born at Gijana Village in 1926. He was born into a junior house of the Ndwandwe clan, direct descendants of warrior king NGHUNGHUNYANI (Gungunhana), the last lion of Gaza.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Motion on death of Chief Samuel Dickson Nxumalo . African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus . 21 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Former chief honoured.