King Mswati
III of Swaziland is to marry his 15th wife.The 45-year old will wed the 18-year
old Sindiswa Dlamini, who took part in a beauty pageant.
She is reported to
have completed her education. At a previous traditional festival she was
amongst the girls dancing for the king and his guests.
This
involved her appearing semi-naked and adorned with red feathers.Mswati has been
in power since shortly after his own 18 birthday in 1986, making him the
youngest ruling monarch in the world at that time. He is currently Africa’s
last absolute monarch and is known for his polygyny.According to accusations by
Amnesty, the king and his men abducted the high school student Zena Mahlangu in
2002.
She was a
twin, which meant she didn’t qualify to become a wife of the king. Nonetheless
she was made his official wife in 2010.Dlamini will soon be joining her and the
king's other 13 wives in a life of luxury. The king's estate is estimated at
100 million dollars, whilst the majority of the 1.2 million inhabitants of the
country live in poverty.
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