Ramaphosa requested that the families come up with one name. After they failed to meet, Matiwane took the issue to the court.
Matiwane’s forebear, King Mhlontlo, was reigning king when he was stripped of his royal status by the colonial government in 1904 following the killing of magistrate Hamilton Hope.
Dosini was disinherited by his father, King Ngcwina, in the 13th century and the throne was given to his brother Cirha. Mhlontlo and Matiwane are direct descendants of Cirha.
After Jolwana dismissed Dosini house’s leave to appeal application, they petitioned the SCA to challenge the high court ruling.
Dosini royal family chairman Simphiwe Dosini Molose expressed shocked at the issuing of the certificate of kingship recognition to Matiwane.
“We have already lodged a leave to appeal to the SCA and also an automatic appeal to the execution order and now we will lodge a review application on the issuing of this certificate.
“We believe the president has been misled,” Molose said.
Ranuga said they would see the Dosinis in court.
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Matiwane recognised as king despite appeal
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Luzuko Matiwane has finally been recognised by the SA government as the king of the AmaMpondomise.
The recognition comes despite a legal challenge to Matiwane’s claim to the throne by the Dosini royal house.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa signed and appended his seal to a government gazette on September 21 officially recognising Matiwane.
“I, Matemela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, hereby recognise Mr Luzuko Matiwane as the king of AmaMpondomise.”
AmaMpondomise royal spokesperson Nkosi Mnoneleli Ranuga said the formal hand over of the certificate by Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane would take place soon.
“We call for unity in all AmaMpondomise and all other tribes and clans within our land so that we can make this kingdom vibrant and developmental benefiting all the people. This is time for unity as a nation.”
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Matiwane’s kingship is the subject of a petition to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) filed by the Dosini royal house.
They are challenging a ruling by Mthatha high court judge Mbulelo Jolwana, who on January 14 declared Matiwane king and instructed Ramaphosa to confirm his appointment within 30 days. The president eventually did so eight months later.
Jolwana then interdicted the Dosini family from identifying their own heir to the throne, declaring Matiwane’s Phahlo royal family line as the kingdom’s lawful and customary structure.
The judgment was the result of a succession row that saw two names — that of Matiwane and Dosini’s Ntombenkonzo Maseti — being submitted to Ramaphosa for recognition.
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Ramaphosa requested that the families come up with one name. After they failed to meet, Matiwane took the issue to the court.
Matiwane’s forebear, King Mhlontlo, was reigning king when he was stripped of his royal status by the colonial government in 1904 following the killing of magistrate Hamilton Hope.
Dosini was disinherited by his father, King Ngcwina, in the 13th century and the throne was given to his brother Cirha. Mhlontlo and Matiwane are direct descendants of Cirha.
After Jolwana dismissed Dosini house’s leave to appeal application, they petitioned the SCA to challenge the high court ruling.
Dosini royal family chairman Simphiwe Dosini Molose expressed shocked at the issuing of the certificate of kingship recognition to Matiwane.
“We have already lodged a leave to appeal to the SCA and also an automatic appeal to the execution order and now we will lodge a review application on the issuing of this certificate.
“We believe the president has been misled,” Molose said.
Ranuga said they would see the Dosinis in court.
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