Engagement of 21-year-old Nomcebo Zuma to King Mswati III confirmed at the annual Umhlanga reed dance
and the king of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, have become engaged during a traditional ceremony in which Nomcebo Zuma was among hundreds of women and girls dancing for the monarch.The 56-year-old king has led Africa’s last absolute monarchy since taking power in 1986, days after his 18th birthday, and has been criticised for his lavish lifestyle while most of the population lives in poverty.
The days-long reed dance is a traditional rite of womanhood, with young women singing and dancing bare chested, wearing traditional clothing that includes anklets and thick colourful tassles, some carrying mock swords and shields. Also known as the Umhlanga, it is an example of Eswatini’s “graceful” culture, said Bianca Dlamini-Holman, a Swazi influencer, in aabout that year’s dance. About 5,000 people attended this year’s celebrations at the Ludzidzini royal village in Lobamba.It is not the first time that King Mswati, who has dozens of children, has announced a much younger bride at the Umhlanga.
The king rules the country of 1.2 million people by decree, with political parties banned and elected officials only advisory. In 2003, King Mswati’s 10th wife Zena Mahlangu was abducted at the age of 18 while preparing for her A-level exams, her mother, Lindiwe Dlamini, who fought an unsuccessful legal battle to have her daughter returned,Zuma was South Africa’s president from 2009 to 2018, when he was forced to resign by his African National Congress party after a series of corruption allegations.
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