South African President Weds Third Wife in Traditional Ceremony
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South Africa's president has formalized his marriage to a third wife in a traditional ceremony.
Some 2,000 guests came to rural KwaZulu-Natal province to watch Monday's ceremony in which President Jacob Zuma and Tobeka Madiba took part.
The ceremony included an hour-long traditional Zulu wedding dance. The president's office did not invite media outlets to the wedding and asked for privacy.
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Madiba attended Zuma's inauguration ceremony in May. The president also has two other wives and 19 children.
Zuma's embrace of Zulu tradition — including polygamy — has endeared him to many South Africans. Still, many younger people consider polygamy old-fashioned and expensive, and question how it can endure in a modern country.