South African President to wed fourth wife in sixth marriage

A leaked secret cabinet memo during the white minority rule (apartheid era) in South Africa revealed how the black man was viewed regarding his sense of achievement and self-actualization. These greedy bastards were plotting strategies on how to keep black people in that country under their perpetual control. The leaked document showed that black has only three ambitions in life: food, wine and sex. This is however highly debatable but the behaviour exhibited by many African leaders leaves much to be desired when viewed against these assertions. For me, silence is golden, speech is silver!

South African President Jacob Zuma will marry his fourth wife next weekend, his spokesman confirmed on Sunday 15th April 2012.

Zuma will tie the knot at his family homestead in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal province, said presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj.

Spokesman Maharaj said "I can confirm that President Zuma will formalise his relationship with his fiancee, Ms Bongi Ngema, in a private traditional ceremony at Nkandla this weekend."

Zuma (seen here with Ngema) will be married the sixth time (AFP/File, Romeo Gacad)

President Zuma, a known polygamist, will be married the sixth time. He divorced Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, South Africa's candidate for the African Union top post, in 1998. Another wife, Kate, committed suicide in 2000.

Maharaj said "the president currently has three wives. This will be his fourth wife." 

The president, who turned 70 last Thursday April 12, 2012, is believed to have fathered around 20 children.

Ngema, who accompanied Zuma on a state visit to the G20 summit in South Korea last year, has a three-year-old son with him. She has a business degree among other academic qualifications.

Nkandla was recently renovated for 64 million rands ($8 million, 6 million euros), the Sunday Times reported.

Zuma's adventures with women have often sparked controversy. In 2006 he was acquitted of rape charges after having consensual sex with an HIV-positive activist and family friend. He famously told the court he had taken a shower to protect himself against infection.

In 2009 he fathered a child with the daughter of 2010 World Cup local chief Irvin Khoza on the eve of the global event.

Asked at his birthday party Friday whether he was done with marriage, Zuma replied, "I think so."

Zuma comes along a long list of African presidents/heads of states with similar records even those who opted for ordinance marriage.