Prince Malambule

Prince Malambule Dlamini was a Swazi prince and the senior son of King Sobhuza I with Queen LaVumisa Ndwandwe. He served as regent of Eswatini after Sobhuza I's death in 1836, governing alongside Queen Lojiba Simelane until King Mswati II came of age in 1840. He was a half-brother to King Mswati II and played a significant role during the early years of his reign.

Both Malambule’s mother and King Mswati II's mother, Queen Tsandzile Ndwandwe, were from the Ndwandwe royal house of King Zwide kaLanga. LaVumisa was the daughter of Prince Vumisa, a brother of King Zwide, while Tsandzile was Zwide's own daughter.

Their marriages to King Sobhuza were arranged to end the conflict between King Zwide and King Sobhuza. It was believed that becoming blood relatives would prevent further hostilities. Additionally, Prince Pholile, a daughter of King Sobhuza, was given in marriage to King Zwide. During a Sunday service attended by hundreds, the Swazi regiments attacked the mission, killing dozens, including women and children. However, the missionaries were spared, as Mswati had warned against harming them.

Following the massacre, the surrounding area was largely abandoned, and one of the mission's outstations was burned down. Feeling unsafe, the missionaries left Swaziland with several converts in September 1846, relocating to Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. For decades afterward, Swaziland remained closed to missionaries. It was only after King Mbandzeni took the throne in 1875 that churches were allowed to return.