Ntombela kaMalandela

{{Short description|Zulu proto-chieftain}}{{Single source|date=November 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| birth_date = c. 1590

| death_date = c. 1655 (around age 65)

| occupation = Zulu proto-chieftain

| father = Malandela kaLuzumana

| relatives = Zulu kaMalandela (younger brother)

}}

Ntombela kaMalandela (c. 1590-c. 1655) the son of Malandela kaLuzumana,{{Cite journal |last=Ntloedibe |first=France Nkokomane |last2=Mtombeni |last3=Butholezwe |date=3 May 2024 |title=What’s in the African name? “Shaka Zulu:” a European invention to destroy African identity |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14725843.2024.2345337#d1e304 |journal=African Identities |pages=1-18 |doi=10.1080/14725843.2024.2345337 |via=Taylor & Francis Online|doi-access=free }} was the proto-chieftain of the Zulu nation in the late 17th century. He was succeeded by his younger brother Zulu kaMalandela.