Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo

Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo
3rd Chief Minister of Gazankulu
In office 1 April 1993 – 26 April 1994
Preceded by	Edward Mhinga
Succeeded by	None
Personal details
Died	7 March 2015 Magona, Limpopo, South Africa[1]

Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo (1926 – 7 March 2015) was the third and last Chief Minister of Gazankulu,[2] a former bantustan in apartheid-era South Africa. He served as Chief Minister from 1 April 1993 to 26 April 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, direct descendants of warrior king NGHUNGHUNYANI (Gungunhana), the last lion of Gaza.

References

1. "Motion on death of Chief Samuel Dickson Nxumalo". African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
2. "Former chief honoured".