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Chief '''Justice Thandathu Jongilizwe Mabandla''' known as '''Chief Justice Mabandla'''<ref name="saHistoryChiefJustice">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/ciskei-given-self-government-chief-justice-mabandla-becomes-chief-minister-and-heads-ter|title=The Ciskei is given self-government. Chief Justice Mabandla becomes Chief Minister, and the heads of the territory's six depart|last=jonas|date=2012-07-27|work=South African History Online|access-date=2018-10-23|language=en}}</ref> (born 16 August 1926 – died 22 December 2021) was the chief of the AmaBhele Tribe in [[Alice, South Africa|Alice]] (Tyume). |
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Revision as of 19:12, 25 December 2021
Justice Thandathu Mabandla | |
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| Chief of the Bhele Tribe | |
| In office c 1959 – 22 December 2021 | |
| 1st Chief Minister of Ciskei | |
| In office 1 August 1972 – 21 May 1973 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Lennox Sebe |
| Chief Executive Councillor of the Ciskei Territorial Authority | |
| In office 1 January 1969 – 1 August 1972 [1] | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1926 Tyume, Alice, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 22 December 2021 (aged 95) [2] |
| Spouse | Nolusapho Phumla Ndamase (1935-2001) |
| Children | Prince Langalivelile Ntabayikhonjwa Mabandla |
| Parent | Simolwna Mabandla (1879-1944) |
Chief Justice Thandathu Jongilizwe Mabandla known as Chief Justice Mabandla[3] (born 16 August 1926 – died 22 December 2021) was the chief of the AmaBhele Tribe in Alice (Tyume).
Education
In 1931, he started primary school at Mdlankomo before attending Grantville and St Barrabas, completing his primary studies at the later in 1944.[4]: 8 He then attended Lovedale High School completing a senior certificate in 1948.[4]: 8 Furthering his education, he completed a two-year course at Lovedale Training School and obtained a Primary Education Certificate in 1950.[4]: 8 In 1963 he completed a Diploma in Bantu Law and Tradition at the Jongelizwe College for the Sons of Chiefs and Headmen.[4]: 8
Career
Leaving the Lovedale Training School, he would teach at various primary schools around the Ciskei until April 1959.[4]: 8 His reign as chief of the Bhele tribe started in 1959.[4]: 8
On 1 January 1968, he became the first chief executive councillor of the Ciskei Territorial Authority and later on August 1st of 1972 ascended to newly created position of Chief Minister.[4]: 8 In 1972 Lennox Leslie Wongama Sebe, a member of Mabandla's cabinet, broke with Mabandla and formed his own party, the Ciskei National Independence Party (CNIP). The CNIP became successful in 1973 and Sebe then became the new Chief minister of the Ciskei. In 1978, Mabandla and other members of his party crossed floors to the CNIP and Ciskei became a one-party state.
Personal life
Mabandla married Pumla Ndamase, daughter of Chief Victor Poto Ndamase, West Pondoland, on 6 January 1960.[4]: 8
References
- ^ https://www.rulers.org/safrhome.html
- ^ http://www.dispatchlive.co.za/amp/news/2021-12-23-traditional-leader-mabandla-dies-aged-95/
- ^ jonas (27 July 2012). "The Ciskei is given self-government. Chief Justice Mabandla becomes Chief Minister, and the heads of the territory's six depart". South African History Online. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Portrait of a Leader. Internet Archive. Republic of South Africa. February 1973.
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- Ciskei Legislative Assembly (1968–1980). Debates of the session of the Ciskei Legislative Assembly.
- Vail, L. (1989). The Creation of Tribalism in Southern Africa. London Berkley: Currey.
External links
- Rharhabe Kings & Chiefs [1]
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