Former South African President Jacob Zuma, Set To Wed 7th Wife, Conco Nonkanyiso

24yr old Nonkanyiso Conco, is set to wed former South African president Jacob Zuma, 76, as his seventh wife.

Confirming to Times Live, Conco said: 

“Yes‚ we are getting married‚ but that is all I can say. I need to consult before I give any interviews.” 

According to News24, she gave birth to a baby last week at the Busamed Hillcrest Private Hospital on Thursday – Zuma’s birthday. Zuma was said to have visited mother and baby under strict security.

A family member Ray Zuma, who also confirmed the wedding, said:

“No date has been set yet. Both families must come together to decide on the date. We are still in the pre-nuptial phases of the process.”

Conco is a director of the Pietermaritzburg-based Nomkhubulwane Culture and Youth Development Organisation‚ aimed at protecting the cultural practices of Zulu maidens.

Jacob Zuma‚ who has always been a proponent of polygamy‚ is currently married to Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo‚ Thobeka Madiba-Zuma and Bongi Ngema-Zuma. He is divorced from Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and separated from Nompumelelo MaNtuli Zuma.

In total, Zuma has fathered 22 known children from at least 11 women.