Nomcebo Zuma, 21-year-old daughter of South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has agreed to become 16th wife to King Mswati III.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶ ... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶
King Mswati III, or Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini is the wealthy head of the Swazi royal family.
His spokesman has said that Zuma’s daughter would is marrying the Eswatini king for love, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report has said.
Nomcebo Zuma’s engagement to King Mswati III was made official earlier this week at the end of the eight-day reed dance ceremony – a traditional rite of passage for young women and girls held every year.
The 56-year-old monarch is currently in a polygamous arrangement with 11 wives – and has been married 15 times in total
Eswatini spokesman Alpheous Nxumalo dismissed outright the suggestion that the marriage would be a political alliance.
“Love has no eyes to see or count age. Love happens between two people. It can happen between a person who is 100 years old and a person who is above the average of what is permitted constitutionally,” he told the BBC’s Newsday programme.
Mr Zuma, who was president of South Africa from 2009 until 2018, and King Mswati are already relatives through marriage.
Critics accuse King Mswati, who rules by decree and has been on the throne for 38 years, of living in luxury with his polygamous household – while most of his people languish in poverty.
The Eagle reports that Jacob Zuma had remained in the news ever since he left office.
He had remained critical of the country’s highest court and his former allies in the ruling African National Congress over his disqualification from next week’s election.
He has since not hidden his opposition to the party he once promoted,
