{"id":247044,"date":"2022-05-30T12:08:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T11:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=247044"},"modified":"2022-05-30T12:08:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T11:08:54","slug":"who-is-nompumelelo-mchiza-one-of-king-zwelithinis-wives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/who-is-nompumelelo-mchiza-one-of-king-zwelithinis-wives\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Nompumelelo Mchiza, One of King Zwelithini\u2019s Wives?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nompumelelo Mchiza is the fifth wife of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zululand. She got married to the King in 1992, and the union was a source of Zulus’ discontent. Most of the people were against the King marrying a Xhosa bride as both tribes have been in rivalry for ages. <\/strong><\/p>\n Nompumelelo’s marriage to the Zulu King was perceived to have had a political undertone, and it helped foster some kind of reconciliation between both tribes. Before the death of her husband, the queen had welcomed three children, and they live at the Enyokeni Palace.<\/p>\n Queen Nompumelelo is presently 51 years old. She was born on January 14th, 1973. Even though she hails from the Xhosa tribe, Transkei, Nelson <\/a>Mandela’s native province, she was raised by her parents in Zululand, the city of Clermont, to be precise. Her father worked for the Department of Education in KwaZulu.<\/p>\n Having lived in Zululand for most of her life, Nompumelelo Mchiza learned the Zulu culture.\u00a0As a result, she constantly took part in the annual reed dance that required young maidens in the land, including the King’s daughters, to dance bare-breasted in reed skirts for the men of the tribe.<\/p>\n In 1991, during the Reed dance, Nompumelelo Mchiza participated and was chosen by King Goodwill Zwelithini to become his fifth wife. The selection of a 19-year-old Xhosa-speaking maiden by the 44-year-old King culminated in a swirl of political speculation<\/a> as Nelson Mandela, who was then president of the African National Congress, comes from the same Xhosa tribe as Nompumelelo.<\/p>\nNompumelelo Mchiza’s Biography Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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What is Nompumelelo Mchiza’s Age?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
She Became King Zwelithini’s Wife at The Age of 19<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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