Lwandile Zwelenkosi Matanzima (1970/71 – 22 May 2010) was a South African

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leader and ruler as king of Western Thembuland. He was the son of Mthethuvumile Matanzima and grandson of the former

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, Kaiser Matanzima, and a great-great-nephew of

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. Matanzima, the king of the Western Thembuland Kingdom was one of six traditional kings in the

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. The Thembu people are divided into two kingdoms; Matanzima was ruler of the Western Thembuland Kingdom while his cousin, King

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. King Matanzima suffered from declining health and was admitted to One Military Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa in 2009. He died unexpectedly at Life St Dominic's Hospital in East London, South Africa, on 22 May 2010, at the age of 39. He had vomited blood and complained of stomach pain the day before his death. King Matanzima was survived by his wife, Phila, and his mother, Nosizwe.

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