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Sibonelo Mngometulu (born 16 June 1969), known as Inkhosikati LaMbikiza, is the third and senior wife of King Mswati III of Eswatini. Sibonelo married Mswati III in 1986, becoming the first wife he personally chose to marry, following two ceremonious marriages. She is the mother of Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini and Prince Lindani Dlamini.
Mswati III introduced Dlamini to the public during another Reed Dance ceremony. [4] She and Mswati III have two children, Princess Ntsandvweni and Princess Nolikhwa. International media outlets, outside of Eswatini, reported that Dlamini had been in romantic relationships with two of the king's sons, Prince Majahawonkhe Dlamini and Prince ...
Mswati III (born Makhosetive Dlamini; 19 April 1968) [2] is the Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He heads an absolute monarchy , as he has veto power over all branches of government and is constitutionally immune from prosecution.
Mahlangu formally became the king's tenth wife in 2010, taking up the title Inkhosikati LaMahlangu. [9] Their wedding was attended by Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda. [9] Mahlangu and Mswati III have two children: a son, Prince Saziwangaye, who was born in 2004 and a daughter, Princess Lomabheka, who was born in 2013.
She must not bear the maiden name of Nkhosi-Dlamini, as Dlamini is the name of the royal house [further explanation needed] and she must not be a ritual wife (see next paragraph). [2] The current king, Mswati III, has 11 wives (2 have permanently left him and 2 are deceased), 39 children and 13 grandchildren. [3]
Mswati III, incumbent king of Eswatini Some of the king's wives meeting the wife of the Japanese prime minister in 2013. The royal family includes the king, the queen mother, the king's wives (emakhosikati), the king's children, as well as the king's siblings, the king's half-siblings and their families.
In 2005 she married Mswati III, becoming his twelfth wife, when she was sixteen years old. [5] She gave birth to three children. [6] [7] In 2010 she had an affair with justice minister Ndumiso Mamba, for which she was reportedly placed under house arrest. [8] [9] [10] She filed complaints of abuse and torture at the hands of the king's guards. [11]
The headline contrasted Masango as "the dropout" and the other wife as "the graduate." After refusing to issue an apology, Makhubu was fired from the Times. [3] Another press scandal occurred after Masango's death. Photographs of her vigil and funeral at the royal palace were leaked to the press by members of the king's royal guards.