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Nompumelelo Ntuli Zuma
First Lady of South Africa
In role 9 May 2009 – 14 February 2018Serving with Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo
President	Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Mapula Motlanthe
Succeeded by	Tshepo Motsepe
Personal details
Born	Nompumelelo Ntuli
Political party	African National Congress
Spouse	Jacob Zuma ​(m. 2008)​
Children	3

Nompumelelo Ntuli Zuma is the former First Lady of South Africa, and is the second current wife in a polygamous marriage with Jacob Zuma, the former President of South Africa.

Biography

Zuma’s fourth marriage and second current wife, Nompumelelo Ntuli (MaNtuli) is the mother to three of his children, before she married him in 2008 at a traditional ceremony which received plenty of media attention in the run-up to Zuma’s bid for the presidency. She has three children: Manqoba Kholwani, Sinqobile, Thandisiwe.

Ban from compound

In 2015, it was alleged she was part of a plot to poison her husband, then-president Jacob Zuma. In result, she was banned from the Nkandla homestead. She was detained by the State Security Agency, allegedly unlawfully, and was released later. Later investigations found no evidence of the poisoning or her role in it. The exact circumstances of her detention are under investigation.

References

1. "All the president's women". 4 January 2010.
2. "Zuma's wife ousted over plot to poison him – report".
3. "No evidence Jacob Zuma was ever poisoned, MaNtuli will not be prosecuted - NPA". News24. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
4. Mitchley, Alex. "Zuma's estranged wife MaNtuli allegedly detained unlawfully by SSA after poison plot". News24. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

• First ladies of South Africa
• Jacob Zuma
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