Bumbane Great Place, the home of the AbaThembu royals,in Mthatha feels deserted on Wednesday. Chief Zwelenqaba Mgudlwa, the spokesperson for the king, remarks on this apparent emptiness as he goes to open the gate that guards the piece of land where King Sabata Dalindyebo is buried.
Dalindyebo was not always buried where his body lies now, overlooking the rolling green hills of his dominion.