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Mkhwanazi Clan (Traditional Leadership)
The Mkhwanazi clan is one of the families in northern KwaZulu-Natal that has been recognised as having traditional leaders in the Mtubatuba area. Alongside the Mdletshe, Hlabisa, and Mdluli clans, they have chiefs who were appointed in areas where they arrived after the Mfekayi people, according to historical claims by the Mfekayi clan.

Royal Land Dispute
The Mkhwanazi clan is currently involved in a land dispute with the Mfekayi clan, who claim to be the original custodians of Mtubatuba land from the Mfolozi River to the northern coast of False Bay. Dumisani kaCaiphus Tembe of the Mfekayi clan alleges that surnames like Mkhwanazi only arrived later and had no chiefs during the time of King Shaka, but are now being recognised as traditional leaders by the government while the Mfekayi are sidelined. This dispute highlights ongoing tensions over traditional leadership recognition in KwaZulu-Natal.

Mkhwanazi Royalties
Alongside the Dube, Mbonambi, and Sokhulu clans, the Mkhwanazi royal family oversees community development funds from titanium mining operations on their ancestral lands near Richards Bay, receiving mining royalties from Richards Bay Minerals.