Zulu queen heads to court to halt King Misuzulu marrying his third wife
Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela Zulu said if the wedding goes ahead, the Zulu king would be committing bigamy.
FILE: Zulu King Misuzulu at Battle of Isandlwana commemoration in Nquthu, KwaZulu-Natal on 21 January 2023. Picture: Eyewitness News/Jacques Nelles
JOHANNESBURG - The first wife of the Zulu royal king, Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela Zulu, has filed an urgent court interdict seeking to stop her husband's wedding planned for later in January.
Misuzulu kaZwelithini is due to marry his third wife, Nomzamo Myeni, in a two-day traditional ceremony starting on 24 January.
However, Queen Ntokozo said if the wedding goes ahead, the Zulu king would be committing bigamy, which is an offence committed when an already married person marries someone else.
[JUST IN] Queen Ntokozo KaMayisela Zulu, first wife of the Zulu King, Misuzulu KaZwelithini Zulu, said her husband would be guilty of “bigamy” if he takes a 3rd wife.
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Ntokozo has filed an urgent court interdict seeking to stop a royal wedding planned for later this month. TCG pic.twitter.com/LdtStHyjOu
In her court interdict, the queen confirmed that the Zulu king had already served her with divorce papers.
She said that the matter was still pending in court and in the meantime, they remained married in the eyes of the law.
The queen said that she was married to King Misuzulu kaZwelithini under civil law and in community of property.
The queen said that the king cannot enter into a civil and or customary marriage while their civil union still exists.
The queen said that the granting of this interdict would not prejudice the king as he could still take another wife once the law allowed him to.