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Family Image; Sobhuza II 22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982 (aged 83) 2 September 1968: 21 August 1982† (13 years, 353 days) Son of Ngwane V: House of Dlamini: Mswati III 19 April 1968 (age 56) 25 April 1986: Incumbent (38 years, 285 days) Son of Sobhuza II: House of Dlamini
The royal family includes the king, the queen mother, the king's wives (emakhosikati), the king's children, as well as the king's siblings, the king's half-siblings and their families. [citation needed] Due to the practice of polygamy, the number of people who can be counted as members of the royal family is relatively large. For example, King ...
The first two wives of a Swazi king are chosen for him by the national councillors. These two have special functions in rituals and their sons can never become kings. The first wife must be a member of the Matsebula clan, the second of the Motsa clan. These wives are known as tesulamsiti. A royal fiancée is called liphovela, or "bride". They ...
Mswati III (born Makhosetive Dlamini; 19 April 1968) [2] is the Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family.He heads an absolute monarchy, as he has veto power over all branches of government and is constitutionally immune from prosecution.
Prince Cedza Dlamini of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), [1] otherwise known as Prince Cedza (born 24 February 1976), grandson of King Sobhuza II of Swaziland and step-grandson of Nelson Mandela, is a humanitarian, youth activist, spokesman for the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, and the founder of the Ubuntu Institute for Young Social Entrepreneurs.
She is the founder of the Lusito Charity Organization, a South-African charitable foundation that provides financial assistance to people living in poverty and pays for orphaned children to receive an education. [1] [9] She is also the director of the Swazi Royal Initiative to Combat AIDS and the director of Tisite, a charity that helps care ...
The Swazi people as a nation were originally formed by 17 clans known as bemdzabuko ("true Swazi") who accompanied the Dlamini kings in the early days. The 17 founding clans were Dlamini, Nhlabathi, Hlophe, Kunene, Mabuza, Madvonsela, Mamba, Matsebula, Mdluli, Motsa, Ngwenya, Shongwe, Sukati, Tsabedze, Tfwala, Mbokane and Zwane.
Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini at the Reed Dance Festival in 2006. She wears a red feather crown, distinguishing her as a royal female at the event. On 14 December 2003, a report appeared in the Times of Swaziland claiming that Princess Sikhanyiso had gone on a trip to the US and Britain, and that the Swazi government had spent close to E1 million (US$100,000) on her trip.