Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo


Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo was the third and last Chief Minister of Gazankulu, a former bantustan in apartheid-era South Africa. He served as Chief Minister from April 1, 1993 to April 26, 1994, when the bantustan was re-integrated into Transvaal.

Early life

Nxumalo was born at Gijana Village in 1926. He was born into a junior house of the Ndwandwe clan, a true and a direct descendant of warrior King Nghunghunyane, the last lion of Gaza.