AmaXhosa King Mpendulo Zwelonke Sigcawu is being buried today in Willowvale in the Eastern Cape.
The King died earlier this month after a short illness. President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the eulogy.
King Mpendulo Zwelonke Sigcawu has been accorded a category 1 funeral. He had been King since January 2006.
King Zwelonke Sigcawu was coronated in 2015 at Nqadu Great Place, the occasion marked the first coronation of a king in the amaXhosa nation in 50-years.
In other news – Thickleeyonce in ICU after a horrific car accident
Prayers are being sent out for fashion blogger and model Thickleeyonce who is recovering in hospital after being involved in a horrific accident.
Thickleeyonce shared the news on Twitter on Thursday. In a post she recounted how she had survived the accident and shared graphic pictures of the wreckage. Read more
Source: eNCA
