Friday, June 27, 2025 - Nomcebo Zuma, the 22-year-old daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, has reportedly walked away from her short-lived royal marriage to King Mswati III of Eswatini.
The couple’s union, formalized during the famed Umhlanga
Reed Dance in September 2024, saw Nomcebo become the monarch’s 16th wife.
Yet, less than a year later, she has returned to her family
home in Nkandla.
Insiders say the young queen, or Inkhosikati, struggled with
prolonged periods of separation from the King.
"I haven’t seen my husband in months," she is said
to have confided in close family members.
The emotional toll of loneliness and the practical
challenges of sharing a husband with multiple wives reportedly led her to
invoke the Eswatini tradition of “kwemuka” - a wife leaving her marital home.
Her decision has stirred public discourse across Southern
Africa.
Once hailed as a union of love between two powerful
families, Nomcebo’s quiet departure now raises questions about the human cost
of royal polygamy.
With King Mswati’s reported 11 wives and over 50 children,
personal connection seems a rare luxury.
However, a royal delegation has allegedly been dispatched to negotiate her return, but both the Zuma family and Eswatini palace remain silent.
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