election victory, he was premier of KwaZulu-Natal from May 1994 until March 1997 and was one of only two non-ANC provincial premiers at the time, (the other being the Western Cape's Hernus Kriel). During this time, in 1996, he had a meeting with the controversial leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, who was on a high-profile visit to South Africa. In April 1998 he was appointed South Africa's ambassador to Egypt. After which he retired from the IFP in 2005. He was married to Eunice Nokuthula Sikhosane. In late 2001 his son, Mandlenkosi, who had just recently qualified as a physician, was killed in a car accident, not long after one of his other sons, Thabo, had also died in a similar incident. They were survived by one other brother, [name?] and two sisters, Kosi and Jummy. He died from complications of COVID-19 on 4 April 2021. References External links sahistory.org.za 1931 births 2021 deaths Premiers of KwaZulu-Natal University of Natal alumni University of Fort Hare alumni African National Congress politicians Inkatha Freedom Party politicians Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa