Chief Ngwenyathi Dumalisile

Ngwenyathi Dumalisile was enthroned in 2010 as a Xhosa chief of the AmaJingqi in Willowvale, in the Mbhashe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape. The chief is fondly known as Tshawe to his followers. AmaJinngqi is a rural village situated in the former Transkei’s Willowvale area. The Amajingqi Traditional Council has cluster of 22 villages under its jurisdiction,

Family The Chief was born to Chief Mandlenkosi Dumalisile and Nkosikazi Nobantu Dumalisile.

Chief Ngwenyathi Dumalisile married Princess Nomathamsanqa Dumalisile of AmaBhaca in January 1992. She was a trained teacher and managed the education-centred projects. This included supervising the building of a community library facility in which children could read, play and study. Dumalisile believed that the mushrooming of illegal taverns would result in more crime in the area. During the operation, in collaboration with the SAPS and the Eastern Cape Liquor Board, 428 litres of liquor was confiscated, nine cases of illegal trade were opened, with fines were issued to the accused.