Buyelekhaya is a perfect example of a modern-day king.
Find out more about his life, family and why he went to jail.
Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is the modern-day kind of the abaThembu kingdom.
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His son was the acting king while he was in prison for crimes he committed during his early rule.
After serving only four years, he was released in late 2019.
He is the son and successor ofSabata Jonguhlanga Dalindyebo.
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He is the current king of the bakwaDalindyebo lineage, a direct descendant of the amaHala dynasty.
All these were crimes committed against his subjects during the 1990s.
In 2015, he was sentenced to twelve years behind bars.
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So his membership with the Democratic Alliance was terminated only two years after Hellen Zille recruited him.
Days prior to that, he tried to reach Jacob Zuma for a presidential pardon which was turned down.
The king had only served a third of his sentence and is now out on parole.
In 2014, a group of chiefs requested the then president, Jacob Zuma, to dethrone Buyelekhaya.
They described him as evil and unfit to rule their people.
It seems he is a rather harsh leader and does not have their best interests at heart.
Azenathi has been the temporary head of the abaThembu kingdom in South Africa while his father was incarcerated.
He officially stepped down after his father was released so he may resume his leadership duties.
King Dalindyebo has had a troublesome past and has done a number of questionable things.
Before joining the team in 2018, Lynn wrote for Kenyan media platforms and several other websites.
She graduated from the University of Nairobi in 2019 with honours after pursuing a BSc.
She is currently studying for a Master’s degree in the same field.
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