Nothando Dube Explained

Nothando Dube
Queen consort (Inkhosikati) of Eswatini
Reign:2005–2019
Spouse:Mswati III
Issue:Princess Makhosothando Dlamini
Prince Betive Dlamini
Princess Mahlemalangeni Dlamini
House:House of Dlamini (by marriage)
Birth Name:Nothando Dube
Birth Date:6 February 1988
Death Place:South Africa

Nothando Dube, known as Inkhosikati LaDube, (6 February 1988[1] – 8 March 2019) was a member of the House of Dlamini as the twelfth Inkhosikati (Queen consort) and wife of King Mswati III of Eswatini.

Biography

Nothando Dube was a former Miss Teen Swaziland.[2] [3] Dube attended Mater Dorolosa High School.[4] She met Mswati III, the king of Eswatini, in 2004 at a birthday party he hosted for one of his children. He chose her as his new bride during a reed dance she, along with thousands of other Eswatini women, performed at Ludzidzini Royal Village.

Life as a consort

In 2005 she married Mswati III, becoming his twelfth wife, when she was sixteen years old.[5] She gave birth to three children.[6] [7] In 2010 she had an affair with justice minister Ndumiso Mamba, for which she was reportedly placed under house arrest.[8] [9] [10] She filed complaints of abuse and torture at the hands of the king's guards.[11] After a year under house arrest, she was banished from the royal household and prevented from seeing her children.[12]

Death

She died on 8 March 2019 at a hospital in South Africa from skin cancer.[13] [14] Her death was officially announced by Governor Lusendvo Fakudze through the Eswatini Broadcasting and Information Service.[15] She was buried on 11 March 2019.[16]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.instagram.com/p/BuyazLbhX96/ Instagram
  2. Web site: Who are the Queens of Swaziland?. Mebaley. Annie. 28 August 2014. ThisisAfrica. 10 March 2019.
  3. Web site: King Mswati's 12th wife dies in SA hospital – reports. Phakgadi. Pelane. 8 March 2019. News24. 10 March 2019.
  4. Web site: SWAZILAND. World of Royalty. 10 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519204518/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/southafrica/swaziland.html. 19 May 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: Eswatini mourns the death of King Mswati III’s 12th wife. 9 March 2019. African Daily Voice. 10 March 2019.
  6. Web site: King Mswati’s 12th wife passes away. 8 March 2019. Mpumalanga News. 10 March 2019.
  7. Web site: The King Of Swaziland and The Challenge of His Misbehaving Queens. 23 May 2018. Owlcation. 10 March 2019.
  8. Web site: Minister caught red handed with King’s wife. 11 August 2010. Nehanda Radio. 10 March 2019.
  9. Web site: I am a prisoner, says Swaziland's Queen No 12. Selander. Toby. 7 August 2011. The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 10 March 2019.
  10. Web site: Swaziland King's Wife Ladube (31) Dies, After Unhappy Life At Royal Palace. 8 March 2019. All Africa. 10 March 2019.
  11. Web site: Swazi queen flees to SA – report. 14 July 2012. Independent Online. Independent News & Media. 10 March 2019.
  12. Web site: Twelfth wife of Swaziland kicked out of palace over 'affair' with justice minister. Laing. Aislinn. 20 November 2011. The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 10 March 2019.
  13. Web site: King Mswati’s twelfth wife dies. 8 March 2019. The Citizen. 10 March 2019.
  14. Web site: The Twelfth Wife of King Mswati III of eSwatini has Died. Samanga. Rufaro. 8 March 2019. Okay Africa. 10 March 2019.
  15. Web site: King Mswati’s 12th wife has died. 8 March 2019. SABC News. South African Broadcasting Corporation. 10 March 2019.
  16. Web site: INKHOSIKATI LADUBE PASSES ON. Shange. Sibusiso. 8 March 2019. Times of Swaziland. 10 March 2019.

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