Fana Dlamini
| Fana | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Mekemeke | |
| Reign | c. 1920 – c. 1929 |
| Predecessor | Mekemeke Magongo (mother) |
| Successor | Monile (sister; regent) |
| Born | Fana Dlamini c.1854 eNzingeni royal settlement, Piggs Peak, Swaziland (now Eswatini) |
| Died | c. 1929 Alberts Home, Transvaal |
| Burial | Ntfonjeni, near eMakhosini, Swaziland |
| Spouse | Ntfwati Mabuza[1][2] |
| Issue | Prince Lombaluko Dlamini[2] |
| House | Dlamini |
| Father | King Mswati II |
| Mother | Mekemeke Magongo |
Fana Dlamini (c. 1854 - c. 1929) was a Swazi prince and the chief of Mekemeke in Louw's Creek, Mpumalanga, South Africa.[3] He was a son of King Mswati II of Swaziland and Mekemeke Magongo.[3][1]
Early life and rule
Fana was born around 1854.[4] In about 1866, at approximately twelve years of age, he was brought by his mother Mekemeke Magongo to her settlement at eKusoleni (Mekemeke), a Louw's Creek village established as a military outpost by King Mswati II on the eastern portion of the Barberton district.[4]
Following the death of her mother around 1920, Fana succeeded her as chief.[3] After his accession, he relocated the chiefly village from eKusoleni to Alberts Home 20, where he later died around 1929.[3]
Burial and succession
When he died, Fana was carried to Swaziland where he was buried at a place known as Ntfonjeni, near eMakhosini, the traditional burial place for Swazi royal members other than Mbilaneni.[5]
His elder sister, Princess Monile, ruled as regent while Fana's son, Lombaluko (born 1917) was still a minor.[5] Prince Lombaluko was installed as Chief of Mekemeke in 1935 and governed until his death in December 1944.[5]
References
- 1 2 Matsebula, J.S.M. (1988). A History of Swaziland. 3rd edition. Longman Penguin Southern Africa: Cape Town. Page 45. ISBN 9780582031678
- 1 2 Celliers, Jean-Pierre (2009). Mekemeke: A study of the archaeological sequence and interaction between two Swazi villages of the late 19th and early 20th century (MA thesis). Pretoria: University of Pretoria. p. 14. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Myburgh, A. C (author); Peck, Joyce Lee Kunz (editor) (2023). Excerpts of the 1949 Union of South Africa Department of Natural Affairs, Ethnological Series No. 25 The Tribes of Barberton District. p.p 47-49, Rexburg
- 1 2 Myburgh, A.C. (1949).p.p. 49
- 1 2 3 Myburgh, A.C. (1949).p.p. 51