Jacob Zuma, South African President Marries Fourth Wife, Gloria Ngema
Monday, April 23, 2012Omoba
South Africa's polygamous president Jacob Zuma
married for the sixth time on Friday, taking long-time girlfriend Bongi Ngema
as his fourth wife in a private ceremony at his rural home.
His three other wives Sizakele Zuma, Nompumelelo
Ntuli-Zuma and Tobeka Madiba-Zuma all attended the ceremony. Ngema, an activist
and former information technology worker, is well known in South Africa and has
already accompanied the president on foreign visits. The ceremony raised few
eyebrows in a country where polygamy is legal and an integral part of Zuma's
Zulu culture.
The two had a traditional Zulu wedding and
"the bride and groom later participated in the traditional competitive
celebratory dance," the presidency said in a statement. Zuma has 21
children, including a seven-year-old son with Ngema.
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