Sisile Khumalo (1880s), was

Ndlovukati Ndlovukati (literally, "She-Elephant", pl. ''tiNdlovukati''; also spelled Indlovukazi) is the Siswati title for the female monarch of Eswatini. The title is given preferentially to the mother of the reigning king (styled the ''Ngwenyama'', "Lion o ...

(Queen mother) of

Swaziland Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...

during the reign of Dlamini IV. Her son, Ludvonga, died without heirs and was never made king. Khumalo was influential in the choice of

Mbandzeni Mbandzeni (also known as Dlamini IV, Umbandine, Umbandeen) (1855–1889) was the King of Swaziland from 1872 until 1889. Ngwenyama, Ingwenyama Mbandzeni was the son of Mswati II and Nandzi Nkambule. His mother the wife of King Mswati had died wh ...

(later Dlamini IV) as successor to King Mswati II. Khumalo was executed after quarrelling with Dlamini IV.

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