Prince Cedza Dlamini of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland),[1] otherwise known as Prince Cedza (born 24 February 1976), grandson of King Sobhuza II of Swaziland and step-grandson of Nelson Mandela, is a humanitarian, youth activist, spokesman for the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, and the founder of the Ubuntu Institute for Young Social Entrepreneurs.
Moreover, the Dlaminis continue to practice royal intermarriage with other African dynasties, particularly with the houses of Traditional Leadership and Paramount Chieftainships in South Africa: Cedza's adoptive maternal family, the Mandelas of the royal Madiba clan, descend in the direct, legitimate male line from the Paramount Chiefs of the Thembu people, a dignity still held by that tribe's sovereign, Buyelekhaya Zwelinbanzi Dalindyebo.
Cedza's aunt, Mantfombi, a sister of his father's, was the Great Wife of Goodwill Zwelithini, the late king of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Prince Cedza acknowledges when speaking publicly to student audiences that he went through a self-indulgent phase as a youth, before realizing that he was squandering his heritage and his future.
Prince Cedza began working as a young man with MDA, his family's international business consulting firm in Johannesburg.
His duties involved despatching mobile clinics to poor and rural areas, and assistance in developing Mitsubishi's African affirmative action policy.
After September 11, 2001, Prince Cedza began a speaking tour throughout the U.S. that promotes global forgiveness, compassion, and the use of dialogue - instead of violence – as a powerful tool for conflict resolution.
[2] The Ubuntu Institute fosters implementation of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals through poverty alleviation programmes targeting unemployed youth from rural and semi-rural communities.
[3] In recognition of his work for social causes around the world, Prince Cedza has been honored in the United States with Keys to the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts and Little Rock, Arkansas.