Rhamncwana kaDyosini, Chief of the amaGqunukhwebe

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Rhamncwana kaDyosini, Chief of the amaGqunukhwebe

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Son of Dyosini kaNamba, Chief of the amaGqunukhwebe and Nontozimbi Rhatsha, of Giqwa-clan
Husband of Nokhazi, of the amaBamba and Private
Father of Ntlanganiso ka Rhamncwana Phatho; Private and Private
Brother of Nompempe kaDyosini

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About Rhamncwana kaDyosini, Chief of the amaGqunukhwebe

Chief Phatho married Noxina daughter of Toyise from the Gasela-clan as senior wife and had a son named Dilima. Chief Dilima's senior wife was the daughter of Ndileka (a Chief of imiDushane kaNdlambe tribe) and had a son called Namba. After succeeding his father, Chief Dilima ka-Phatho picked-up his father's spear and took the battle to the colonists and he was later arrested and imprisoned in Robben Island. Chief Namba ka-Dilima had four sons Khangelanzima; Sofutha; Mkhanya and Dyosini. Both Khangelanzima and Sofuthe unfortunately died as young men, before they could get married. The next in line to the throne of amaGqunukhwebe was Mkhanya, he had a son called Silimela who was unfortunately taken away by his mother after she had a strong quarrel with Chief Mkhanya. She never returned their boy and the Chief never bothered to search for his son, and he(Silimela) also never bothered to return to his biological father when he came of age. When Chief Mkhanya ka-Namba died, his younger brother and right-hand man Dyosini ka-Namba succeeded him. He had two sons, Rhamnwana and Nompempe through his wife Nontozimbi Rhatsha of Giqwa-clan.

Their elder son Rhamncwana ka-Dyosini was inaugurated as Chief of amaGqunukhwebe aseLwandle in 1975 under the Ciskei Bantu Tribal Authority led by L.L.W. Sebe. During this time his first wife Nokhazi of amaBamba clan had died but already had children together and their eldest son and heir to throne was Ntlanganiso. Chief Rhamncwana re-married to Nondenze (Nongenile) - daughter of Mbutiyakhe ka-Twani from the Qhinebe-clan and they had two sons Xolani and Gcobani. Nongenile is still acting regent. The heir to the throne, Ntlanganiso ka Rhamncwana Phatho married Nondumiso (daughter of Petros Namba of the Tshawe clan from Twecu village in 1970, and they had son called Zolani is 1973. This marriage collapsed in 1976 and their son Zolani went to the initiation school at King Xolilizwe's (Gcaleka-Xhosa) great place place. and he returned to his ancestral home in 2008 from Cape Town. He (Ntlanganiso) then re-married in 1982 to Ntomboxolo (daughter of Mxolisi Sandile the King of Rharhabe-Xhosa) and they had two daughters, Nolwandle and Nomonde. According to tradition Zolani ka-Ntlanganiso Phatho is expected to the next in line to ascend the throne when he's of age. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gqunukhwebe