King Faku ka Ngqungqushe was born around 1780 at the Qawukeni Great Palace near a small town called Lusikisiki in the Mpondoland region, which is in the north eastern part of the former Transkei homeland situated in the present-day Eastern Cape, South Africa. From the traditional history of succession, King Faku was not originally born from the great wife who is normally expected to give birth to an heir to the throne of the King according to the customs and tradition of the Mpondo people[1].

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The Groot Drakenstein correctional facility (the former Victor Verster, (“One of the proprietors of these grounds was Victor Verster, who, after selling his farm to the government, became a commissioner within the prisons department.