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King Zwelonke Sigcawu: A modern-day Hintsa to amaXhosa

17 November 2019 - 00:00 By VUKILE POKWANA and ZOLANI MKIVA

King Zwelonke Sigcawu has laid down his pipe, but would have brimmed with satisfaction and a feeling of freedom if the British had apologised for the gruesome murder of the legendary King Hintsa and the seizure of land and cattle...

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