The late Minister of Home Affairs Princess Lindiwe Fortunate Dlamini has been remembered for a life centred on faith, family, prayer and service to the kingdom.
Reading her obituary, her brother Prince Gcina said Princess Lindiwe’s life demonstrated how faith and national service could bring the church and the nation closer together.
Prince Gcina said Princess Lindiwe’s Christian journey began during her teenage years under the ministry of Pastor Ginindza, where she became actively involved in the church and sang in the choir.
He said her faith was strengthened through the influence of Pastor Mashicila Dlamini, who discipled Princess Lindiwe and her siblings and taught them to call upon the name of Jesus whenever they faced difficulty, danger or uncertainty.
According to the obituary, prayer for the kingdom had been cultivated in Princess Lindiwe from childhood. Prince Gcina said their father, His Majesty King Sobhuza II, would send his children to the mountain to pray for the nation.
He said Princess Lindiwe, together with Princess Thembi, Princess Elizabeth and other siblings, would also gather at the national church to intercede for the kingdom.
Prince Gcina said in 1987, His Majesty King Mswati III commissioned Princess Lindiwe to develop the national prayer initiative on a broader scale, which grew into a national tradition of opening and concluding the year with prayer.
Her commitment to prayer continued into her work at Jesus Calls Worship Centre International, where she regularly anchored the ministry’s annual 21 days of prayer and fasting.
Beyond her faith, Prince Gcina said Princess Lindiwe devoted much of her professional life to serving the nation.
She began her career at Tibiyo TakaNgwane before joining Liqoqo, the Swazi National Council and later entered Cabinet as minister of home affairs.
During her tenure, he said she contributed to the modernisation of the ministry and the management of the kingdom’s borders, records and national life.
Among the achievements highlighted in the obituary was the transformation of the Ngwenya Border Post into a 24-hour facility and the launch of an electronic visa portal.
Prince Gcina also said Princess Lindiwe played a role in efforts to end statelessness, with Eswatini becoming the first country in the region to commit to ending statelessness. The obituary stated that 17 refugee families were granted citizenship during her tenure.
He said Princess Lindiwe was also a counsellor, reconciler and peacemaker who had an instinctive desire to restore peace whenever disagreements arose.
The obituary described her as a daughter of the royal house, servant of the kingdom, woman of prayer, evangelist, worshipper, counsellor and peacemaker.
OBITUARY
Born: 8 March 1966
Place of birth: Manzini Nazarene, Eswatini
Parents: His Majesty King Sobhuza II and Inkhosikati Gogo LaMgunundcu
Home: Masundvini Royal Residence
Primary education: Masundvini Primary School
High school: Matsapha, completed in 1982
Higher education: Vincennes University, Indiana, United States
Qualification: Two-year Bachelor of Arts in Hotel Management
Further qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Industrial Management, University of Akron
Marriage: Apostle Robert Kasaro, 1998
Church: Jesus Calls Worship Centre International
Professional career: Tibiyo TakaNgwane; Liqoqo, Swazi National Council
Cabinet position: Minister of Home Affairs
National prayer commission: 1987, commissioned by His Majesty King Mswati III
Survived by: Husband, Bishop Kasaro; children, Mphilisi, Sibonakaliso and Jude Kasaro; daughter-in-law, Zenanile; granddaughter, Zuriel; sister, Princess Elizabeth; brothers, Prince Guduza and Prince Gcina.
