King Sigcawu hailed as a champion of local economic development.
the 12th generation King of the AmaXhosa, Zwelonke Mpendulo Sigcawu, was laid to rest.In a ceremony that began early in the morning, the family carried out the rituals due to the King, before handing over to the statesmen to conduct their category-one funeral, which was behest to the King by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
“His memory will remind us to bring service to the others. He hated tribalism with passion,” said Ramaphosa, while delivering the eulogy. He said that the AmaXhosa king was the first king to be recognised by the democratic South Africa back in 2015. He said King Zwelonke believed in the liberation of his people and it was by this accord that a state funeral was bestowed on him.
All the speakers hailed the late king of the AmaXhosa as one who was brave and vocal in his vision of seeing black people suffer to colonialism.
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