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Happy Birthday Inkhosikati LaMbikiza
Known
as Queen Sibonelo Mbikiza or the "Queen of First" in
eSwatini, HRH Inkhosikati LaMbikiza is celebrating her birthday today
June 16th. Born in 1969 as the oldest of 3 children, to Rev. Percy Mngomezulu
and Mrs Ntombi Mngomezulu.
On
January 14th 1986, she joined the royal family as the first wife of the then
Crown Prince Makhosetive now His Majesty Mswati III, prior to his
coronation on April 1986. Together they have two of the king's eldest children
of both sexes HRH Princess Sikhaniyiso, Inkosatana(Chief Maiden) and senior
princess, HRH Prince Lindani (senior prince).
Queen of First:
Inkhosikati
LaMbikiza is involved in the formation of a number of initiatives, programmes
and projects in the fields of charity work, music, sport and art.
The title
Queen of First came from the many first accomplishments Her Royal Highness has
achieved since marrying the king at a young age. Here are her achievements:
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| HRH Inkosikati LaMahlangu(L), Her Majesty Ndulovkazi(Queen Mother) Ntfombi and HRH Inkosikati LaMbikiza |
Law:
Though
she married young it didn't deter her from achieving her dreams. She became the
first Swazi Consort to earning a BA in law and LLB from UNISA(University of
South Africa) after her marriage joining other world's Queen Consorts to have
earned a bachelor's degree. She also holds a master's degree in Law (LLM) from
UNISA and a graphic design degree from Limkokwing University. She also passed the bar exams
in both Eswatini and South Africa, although she does not practise it in the
kingdom, she is one of His Majesty's legal analysts and counsel in legal
matters.
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| Mother-Daughter duo |
She is a
member of the constitutional review panel. Her Royal Highness partakes in the
discussion and deliberations of the Constitution review.
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| Make/Inkosikati at 2017 Reed Dance festival in traditional Swazi outfit |
She
addresses the Lawyers for Human Rights forum on the Breaking of an impasse –
Constitutional Drafting in Swaziland.
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| Inkhosikati with her two children |
She met
the Human Rights Advocate Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC in London.
She met
with Amnesty International, Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Bar
Association who are contributing towards the success of the Constitutional
Drafting process in Swaziland. She also met with Judge Jesse Jowell the author
of The Changing Constitution.
She has
addressed the Women and the Law in Swaziland on the Role of women in
constitutional Drafting – their rights and place.
She also
addressed the Swaziland Society in London on Governance. The Constitutional
Development and Drafting in Swaziland.
Social work:
Her Royal
Highness is involve in many social works in the kingdom and outside the
country.
1. She is
first pioneering Queen who encourage social and charity work though the launch
of a charity organization. At least nine (9) have since mushroomed with other
members of the royal family partaking and patroning these.
2. She is
the founding patron and ex-officio member of Lusito Charity Organization whose
mandate is to assist underprivileged children who have no means of financing
their medical cases.
3. She is
also the founding Patron and ex-officio member of the Tidzelise Charity
Organization whose mandate is to assist Families Bridge the Social gap in
terminally ill family members through material assistance and counselling. The
organization are mainly takes care of HIV/AIDS cases.
4.
Founding patron of Special Olympics in Swaziland whose mandate is to encourage
handicapped Swazis to partake competitively in sporting activities. Through
this movement lives of intellectually disabled people are transformed via the
joy of sport, everyday, everywhere. She participated in the meeting on Special
Olympics of Swaziland in Alaska.
5. Patron
of SINAN, an NGO that serves to advocate and promote breastfeeding of babies.
SINAN's major function is to assist the Ministry of Health and other
organizations in the promotion, protection and support of all breast feeding
initiatives.
6. Having
passed the music genes to her daughter, she is a lead chorister to the first
Christian Mass Choir in Swaziland. She is also their director, producer and
lead chorister in the Choir who have recorded a live CD (first in the country).
This project required the co-ordination of choristers from different
denominations and choirs for its success. The project was a major success with
a call, from the public, for a second recording. This project has since
inspired other Swazis to explore their vocal skills and follow suite. She has
since been Executive Producer for the Assemblies of God Youth Ablaze choir when
they recorded their album "Ngena Nawe". She has also helped Nokuphila
Magagula and J.B. Msekwa in their recordings, which will be released by end of
this year. She continues to help other Christians in their spread of the word
of God through music regardless of the denomination. The project was a major
success internationally with calling of the choir to perform in Nelson Mandela
AIDS Benefit Show, RICA and the USA.
7.
Through her production company M3 Productions, she continues to empower local
artists through seminars, recruitment and marketing, recording and release
albums.
8. She
funded and help in the renovation of a room in Hope House. Hope House is a
place for terminally ill people where they can stay with their families.
9. She is
the founding patron and sponsor the Queen's Cup. The Cup is a soccer tournament
played yearly since 2011. This was in a bid to boost the morale of the soccer
fraternity that felt neglected and encourage public support of the sport.
She has
also pledged and continued to support the National Soccer Squad through
personal material and financial support in a bid to encourage social
responsibility and national harmony through the squad. The sponsorship has since
risen for the squad with more and more Swazis pledging material and financial
support for the team. Through this the nation is united during squad games in
and outside the country.
10.
She sponsored the Queen's Award sole aim was to promote competitiveness in
soccer and increase public awareness and participation in the soccer
fraternity.
11.
She donates prizes and help arrange games, at times anticipating in such, in a
bid to advocate for the recognition of sport as a form of mental, social and physical
development.
12.
She proposed and attained a donation of books for the High Court of Swaziland.
13.
She is Patron of Young Heroes at NERCHA (National Emergency Response Council
for HIV AIDS), a recently launched wing of the council to encourage behavioural
changes in the youth as a means of lowering the HIV prevalence and ensuring a
continuous and productive population.
14.
She is one of the Founding member of African 1st Ladies Campaign against Cancer
member of African 1st Ladies Maternal Heath Founder of Campaign of Accelerated
Reduction Maternal Mortality Swaziland.
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