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Polygamous South African President Jacon Zuma Marries Third Wife
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by Yuliya Talmazan | January 4, 2010 at 05:28 pm
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The polygamous President of South Africa Jacob Zuma has married his third wife with fourth on the horizon. Polygamy is legal in South Africa, and stems from a Zulu tradition. President Zuma has been married five times and has 19 children. The couple had a traditional Zulu wedding involving traditional food, animal skin clothes and dances. Zuma and his new wife Thobeka Stacey Madiba already have two children. In accordance with Zulu tradition, Zuma had to pay lobola, a bribe that the man pays to the family of his fiance, to his new first lady's clan.
Although Zuma was married five times, two of his wives no longer live with him -- one divorced him in 1998, and the other committed suicide in 2000. His wives Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo and Nompumelelo Ntuli still reside with him, however.
It is alleged Zuma plans to wed again soon. It is alleged Zuma has already paid a lobola for his fiance Bongi Ngema.
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at 06:32 on January 5th, 2010
To each his own. To each his own. To each his own.
at 04:17 on January 8th, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT ZUMA! Its more sane to be honest than look sane but dishonest,Africa is proud of you Comrade Zuma, though we wont give you your machine gun any more,because you can use the pen,but being honest is a virtue,than be like the Europeans who are very wealthy but very mean,What is the wisedom of driving their women by millions into porn industry for abuse and degradation, while they hide behind one wife! if the ration of women is at 10 to one,then dear women,wake up,dont be fooled with modernity, all the nine women you left behind will be preying for your Husband,Just like they preyd on Tiger woods, when he realised he was wrong, they bursted him,but to hurt who? not Tiger Woods,but the wife. Then who loses? another Woman.it better honesty than deceit, woman are on the attack,they no longer wait,if you pretend you are not seeing them,they intimidate,and if you are not married,they dont want you,when they succed in wrecking your marriage,they also dump you,who suffers most? its the women,so what are the genderr strugle all about? to break the essance of matrimony, Kudos Zuma, Kudos all your Gorgeous Wives.