Polygamous King Of Swaziland Kicked Out 12th Wife, 'Caught In Bed With His Justice Minister Friend'

LaDube and King Mswati in Thailand 

SWAZILAND'S king Mswati III's 12th wife says she has been ousted from the palace after pepper-spraying a guard. Nothando Dube, also known by the royal name Inkhosikati LaDube, was ordered to "immediately leave the palace' by royal governor Timothy Mthethwa and other members of the royal family, according to reports.

Ms LaDube, 23, who has been under house arrest after she was caught in bed with justice minister Ndumiso Mamba, told the Sunday Times that she was thrown out after she tried to leave the palace to take her child to hospital. The two-year-old had injured herself while playing.

But a security guard at the gate refused to let her out.


"He threatened to hit me, saying I am not going anywhere with my child, who was bleeding from a deep wound," she told the newspaper. She said an altercation ensued between herself and the guard as she was "physically prevented" from leaving the palace.

"I had to protect myself so I pepper sprayed him in the eyes," she said.
The matter was reported to the Queen Mother, who apparently decided that she had been disrespectful and had to be kicked out.

The King is Used to Marrying Young Virgins As A Tradition

Annual "Reed Dance Festival" the King has the option of choosing for himself
a new wife from among the thousands of bare breasted maidens present

Ms LaDube, who married the polygamist king when she was 16-years-old, said she had not seen her husband for almost a year, and was punched and kicked by another guard in July when she demanded to see him. She said she couldn't take all her belongings because they just said "you have to pack and leave now".

King Mswati III still has many wives to choose from including two of his queens, seen here

She was told to leave her three young children behind. It is not clear where she is currently staying. The events took place when King Mswati was taking part in a sacred ritual which requires him to live in seclusion for almost two months. His powerful mother is in charge of royal affairs during his absence.

Ms LaDube is the third of King Mswati's 13 wives to leave the palace since 2004.

Some of the 50,000 young, half-naked Swazi women at the annual Reed Dance
pageant where Miss Dube caught the king's eye six years ago

Swazi justice minister Ndumiso Mamba was allegedly
caught in bed with Miss Dube in a hotel room

Minister Mamba resigned after his affair with the royal spouse was exposed.