South African President Zuma to marry for sixth time MyZA

JOHANNESBURG, April 15 (Reuters) – South African President
Jacob Zuma, who turned 70 last week, will marry for the sixth
time next weekend when he takes his long-time fiancée, Bongi
Ngema, as his fourth current wife, his spokesman said on Sunday.

Polygamy forms part of Zulu culture and is legal in South
Africa, and Zuma, a Zulu traditionalist, has 21 children,
according to the presidency website.

“President Jacob Zuma will be formalising his relationship
with his fiancée by having a private traditional ceremony this
coming weekend,” said Zuma’s spokesman, Mac Maharaj.

The ceremony will take place in Nkandla in KwaZulu Natal
province, Maharaj said.

Zuma is also married to Sizakele Zuma, Nompumelelo
Ntuli-Zuma and Tobeka Madiba-Zuma. He was previously married to
Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and to Kate
Mantsho-Zuma who committed suicide in 2000.

For official events, Zuma usually takes one wife on a
rotating basis to serve as first lady.

(Reporting by Olivia Kumwenda; Editing by Tim Pearce)