{"id":234186,"date":"2021-07-28T16:22:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T15:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=234186"},"modified":"2023-02-04T20:54:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T19:54:00","slug":"all-about-zenani-mandelas-children-and-divorce-from-husband-prince-thumbumuzi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/all-about-zenani-mandelas-children-and-divorce-from-husband-prince-thumbumuzi\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Zenani Mandela\u2019s Children and Divorce From Husband Prince Thumbumuzi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zenani Mandela got married to Prince Thumbumuzi at the age of 14. Their marriage eventually crashed about 27 years later, but before then they already had four children, two daughters named Zaziwe and Zamaswazi Dlamini, and two sons – Zinhle and Zozuko Dlamini.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zenani Mandela, the daughter of the first democratic president of South African, Nelson Mandela<\/a> and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela<\/a>, was in a royal marriage with Prince Thumbumuzi of Swaziland for over two and a half decades. Despite coming from a family of chieftains, the diplomat had a very traumatic childhood as her father was incarcerated when she was three years old and served 27 years in prison. In the early stages of her life, Zenani Mandela was deprived of fatherly care and love, which she eventually found in the hands of Prince Thumbumuzi, and their long-term union produced four children.<\/p>\n

With the marriage garnering so much admiration from people, many believed that it would be one of those forever unions, but unfortunately, things didn’t work out that way. Sadly, the love between the two faded away, and the marriage collapsed in early 2000 when they decided to go their separate ways. Despite the separation, they are still supportive parents to their children, maintaining a strong bond with them.<\/p>\n

Zenani Mandela Became Prince Thumbumuzi’s Wife At The Age of 14\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While growing up, Zenani had fears that her mum would be taken away from her as Winnie Mandela almost welcomed her first child in prison in 1959. Some weeks after her release in early 1959, the famous activist gave birth to Princess Zenani. On multiple occasions in the apartheid government, Winnie was jailed for her activism. Having had a rough childhood as the family moved a lot following her mother’s banishment from some cities, Zenani later moved<\/a> to Swaziland to complete her secondary education.<\/p>\n

There, she got acquainted with Prince Thumbumuzi Dlamini of Swaziland. He is the son of King Sobhuza II of Swaziland and Mbhono Shongwe. His younger brother is\u00a0Mswati III<\/a>, the reigning monarch of Swaziland. Later on, the Prince asked for Zenani Mandela\u2019s hand in marriage, and the pair exchanged marital vows in 1973 when Zenani was 14 years old and her husband, 24. Nelson Mandela was in prison at the time and didn’t witness his daughter’s marriage but was informed of it.<\/p>\n

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