Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
thobeka madibalatest news & developments
A photo of Bongi Ngema and Jacob Zuma in 2013.

War of Zuma wives at SABC studios

Tempers flared at the TV studios when two of Jacob Zuma’s wives, Bongi Ngema and Tobeka Madiba, showed up for the same interview.

From Zuma Inc to Zuma.org

From Zuma Inc to Zuma.org

The foundations on which the president’s private empire is built: Is the Zuma clan’s work in the non-profit sector philanthropy or influence trading?

Traditionalists rally behind the man with many wives

Traditionalists rally behind the man with many wives

President Jacob Zuma, who is getting married for the sixth time this weekend, has repeatedly argued that polygamy is part of his Zulu tradition.

Zuma: Lift sanctions, let Zim move forward

President Jacob Zuma began his state visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday with a call for international sanctions on Zimbabwe to be lifted.

Zuma state visit unlikely to faze the Queen

Even before his plane lands on British soil for his state visit on Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma has made an impact on British politics.

President Jacob Zuma.

Zuma ‘deeply regrets’ love-child pain

South African President Jacob Zuma apologised on Saturday for fathering an illegitimate child, in the face of a national outcry.

State ready for Zuma racecourse trial

Anger at ‘big daddy’ Zuma grows

The fury that greeted the news that Zuma has fathered another child out of wedlock indicates that the tide of support may have reached its limit.

Zuma’s family denies that wives are at war

President Jacob Zuma’s brother has refuted reports that the president’s wives, Thobeka Madiba and Nompumelelo Ntuli are at each other’s throats.

Security tight at Zuma’s wedding

Security was tight at the marriage of President Jacob Zuma and Thobeka Madiba in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday.

Media told to stay away from Zuma wedding

The media must stay away from President Jacob Zuma’s wedding to his fifth wife, Thobeka Madiba, on Monday, the Presidency said on Sunday.

Zuma set to marry fifth wife

President Jacob Zuma was set to marry his fifth wife — Thobeka Madiba — a relative said in Nkandla on Tuesday afternoon.