Prince Madikizela

Prince Madikizela (died 11 September 2021) was a South African lawyer and politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1995 to 1999. He joined the assembly in January 1995, filling a casual vacancy.[1]

Prince Madikizela
Member of the National Assembly
In office
January 1995 – June 1999
Personal details
Died(2021-09-11)11 September 2021
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
SpouseCamagwini Matanzima
RelationsWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
Kaiser Matanzima (father-in-law)

A cousin of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Madikizela was a longtime member of the ANC underground in the Transkei during apartheid.[2] He was also a practicing lawyer, based in Umtata, and often represented anti-apartheid activists in political cases.[3] His political activity was initially shielded from state attention due to his marriage to Camagwini Matanzima, a favoured daughter of Transkei leader Kaiser Matanzima.[4] After the couple separated in the early 1980s, Kaiser Matanzima banished Madikizela in October 1984;[5] he was confined to a remote rural village until Stella Sigcau came to power in the Transkei and permitted his return to Umtata.[2]

Madikizela died on 11 September 2021 in hospital in East London after a short illness.[3]

References
  1. "SANCO leader joins brain drain". South Africa News Update. South African Consulate-General. 1993. p. 4.
  2. Gibbs, Timothy (2014). Mandela's Kinsmen: Nationalist Elites & Apartheid's First Bantustan. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. pp. 125–129. ISBN 978-1-84701-089-6.
  3. "Winnie's family mourn death of 'Bro Prince' Madikizela". Daily Dispatch. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. "A powerful elite traces its roots to bonds formed at mission schools". The Mail & Guardian. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. Anzovin, Steven (1987). South Africa: Apartheid and Divestiture. H.W. Wilson Company. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-8242-0749-6.


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