South Africa’s President Zuma planning to marry for fifth time?
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANILondon, May 3 (ANI): South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma is rumoured to be planning a fifth marriage.
Zuma, 69, who currently has three wives, one ex-wife and a fiancee, caused outrage among the electorate, after it was revealed that he might marry again.
Last weekend the polygamist attended the wedding of one of his daughters accompanied by an ex-girlfriend, NonKululeko Mhlongo, who is the mother of two of his children.
According to the Times, Mhlongo sat with the presidential party, which included Zuma’s three current wives and his fiancee, during the ceremony.
The incident sparked rumours that Mhlongo is set to join Zuma’s growing list of spouses, adding to the cost of an already expensive presidential household.
All of Zuma’s wives and many of his 20 children live a life of luxury funded by the state.
A spokesman for the president later played down the “mischievous and baseless” rumours of another wedding.
“Miss Mhlongo is the mother of the President’s two children. She regularly attends family gatherings and remains close to the family,” the Daily Mail quoted the spokesman as saying.
Zuma had met Mhlongo in the 1990s and their daughters were born in 1998 and 2000. (ANI)
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