Nompumelelo Ntuli Zuma | |
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| First Lady of South Africa | |
| In role 9 May 2009 –14 February 2018 Servingwith Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Mapula Motlanthe |
| Succeeded by | Tshepo Motsepe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nompumelelo Ntuli |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3 |
Nompumelelo Ntuli Zuma is the former First Lady of South Africa,and is the second current wife in a polygamous marriage with Jacob Zuma,the former President of South Africa. [1]
Zuma’s fourth marriage and second current wife,Nompumelelo Ntuli (MaNtuli) is the mother to three of his children,before she married him in 2008 at a traditional ceremony which received plenty of media attention in the run-up to Zuma’s bid for the presidency. She has three children:Manqoba Kholwani,Sinqobile,Thandisiwe.
In 2015,it was alleged she was part of a plot to poison her husband,then-president Jacob Zuma. In result,she was banned from the Nkandla homestead. [2] She was detained by the State Security Agency,allegedly unlawfully,and was released later. Later investigations found no evidence of the poisoning or her role in it. [3] The exact circumstances of her detention are under investigation. [4]
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