How many wives does Jacob Zuma have?
Former South Africa president Jacob Zuma has been jailed for 15 months for defying a court order to give evidence at an inquiry probing high-level corruption. The ruling has sparked a wave of violence that led to 30 people being killed in "war-like" rioting and stampedes. South Africa's ex-president is a polygamist who has reportedly been married six times. Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo  Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo, 81, also known as MaKhumalo was the First Lady of South Africa. The pair first met in 1959 and they married after his release from prison in 1973. Nkosazana Dlamini  Nkosazana Dlamini, 72, is a politician, currently serving as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The couple met while he was in exile and got married in 1982. They have four daughters together. They got divorced in 1998. Kate Mantsho  Kate Mantsho was born in September 1956 in Mozambique. She married Zuma in 1976 and had five children with him. She reportedly took her own life in December 2000. Nompumelelo Ntuli  Nompumelelo Ntuli is the second current wife. The couple got married in 2008 at a traditional ceremony. They have three children together. Thobeka Stacie Mabhija  Thobeka Stacie Mabhija was born in April 1972. She married Zuma in January 2010 and had three children. Gloria Bongekile Ngema  Gloria Bongekile Ngema was born in August 1965. The pair got married in April 2012 in Nkandla, where three of his other wives attended. The couple has one son together. Jacob Zuma is a proud dad of 23 children. According to Savanna News, the ex-president has said he dearly loves all of his children. ''There are plenty of politicians who have mistresses and children that they hide so as to pretend theyre monogamous, I prefer to be open, I love my wives and Im proud of my children,'' he said. Mziwoxolo Edward Zuma 1977  Mxolisi (Saady) Zuma 1980  Msholozi Zuma 1982  Duduzane (Zane) Zuma 1984  Duduzile (Dudu) Zuma 1984  Gugulethu (Gugu) Zuma-Ncube 1985  Nokuthula (Thuli) Nomaqhawe Zuma 1987  Thuthukile (Thuthu) Xolile Nomonde Zuma 1989  Phumzile Zuma 1989  Nhlakanipho Vusi Zuma 1993-died in 2018  Two daughters from Priscilla Nonkwaleko Mhlongo 1998 and 2002  Three children from Nompumelelo (MaNtuli) Ntuli including Thandisiwe and Sinqobile  Sinqumo Ngema 2006  There are reports of four other children  three from a woman from Johannesburg and one from a woman from Richard's Bay  Daughter from Sonono Khoza 2009  A child from Nonkanyiso Conco 2018