Buholi · Leadership
The Royal Seat
Nxumalo! Ndwandwe! Zwide kaLanga! wenawasegudu Wenawasegudunkhomo
Indlunkhulu · Etfuntini
Honourable Chief Ndlaludlaza Ndwandwe
Leader of the Ndwandwe Clan · Minister of Public Works and Transport
Chief Ndlaludlaza Ndwandwe presides over the senior house — the Indlunkhulu — at Umphakatsi Etfuntini, carrying the lineage that descends through Madzanga II, Zwide III, and back to Prince Madzanga 1, son of King Zwide kaLanga of the Ndwandwe nation.
He holds a BSc degree in Education and serves the Kingdom of Eswatini as the Minister of Public Works and Transport, balancing the duties of traditional leadership with public service to the nation.
Under his stewardship, the Ndwandwe clan in Eswatini continues to honour the memory of Zwide, hold the dignity of the Indlunkhulu at Etfuntini, and gather the children of Yomncayi from every corner of the Kingdom.
Tikhulu Tasendzeni
Chiefs Who Came Before
Son of King Zwide kaLanga. Travelled north to his sister Queen Thandzile, settled with Chief Moyeni Magagula and saved the Magagula from the wrath of King Mswati II.
Younger prominent son of Madzanga 1. From his sons descend the six Tindlu — Engiyandi, Edulo, Emvangazini, Embuzini, Esiceywini and Emakholweni.
Held the chieftaincy after the death of his elder brother Zwide III, whose son was still too young to take the seat.
Son of Zwide III. Grew into the chieftaincy after the regency of Nqcobeya and carried the line through to the present generation.
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