Mekemeke Magongo
Queen of Mekemeke (b.1822-d.1920)
About Mekemeke Magongo
Mekemeke 'LaNyandza' Magongo (c. 1822 - c. 1920) was a Swazi royal consort and the queen of Mekemeke. She was a wife of King Mswati II.
Her father was Nyandza Magongo and upon her marriage to King Mswati II around 1842, she was granted the status of umfati wekunene (right-hand wife), placing her among the senior wives of the king at the eNzingeni royal settlement, Piggs Peak. In response, Swazi kings established royal residences in strategically located areas that functioned as defensive buffer zones.
These outposts were Mekemeke, Emjindini (now Barberton) and Embhuleni (now Badplaas and Tjakastad area).
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