If two is a company and three is a crowd, what happens to a man with multiple wives? Well, for these Mzansi celebrities, it’s a party. Polygamy has always been there and people have been doing it for decades. But, since it landed on our screens and has become more and more public and normal, it seems polygamists are popping up everywhere, not just through reality shows, but, with small celebrities becoming comfortable in showing off that side of their lives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With that being said, let’s take a look at some prominent polygamous in South Africa who have more than 3 wives.
Lucky GumbiOne, Big Happy Family

Lucky Gumbi became famous through his reality show, The Gumbis”. Lucky was born into a polygamist family and his mother was one of six wives. So, when he grew up, he wanted to be just like his father. He went on to marry two wive
Smanga MabasoMillionaire, Smanga Mabaso and his three wives; Zama Gcaba, Phumzile Dumakude and Nomfundo Mabaso, spotted together at The Glenlivet JazzTown

Smanga Mabaso has three wives, Zama, Nomfundo, and Phumzile. He trended after he bought all his wives brand new luxury cars worth about a million Rand each. Smanga even had a feature on ENCA where he showed off his three wives’ identical mansions on his massive property.
EuphonicPictures: A look at DJ Ephonik’s wives and several children from his polygamous marriage

As of 2022, musician Euphonic had two wives Aurelia and Kholeka, and also had five kids. There was a report that he was getting a third wife and another report of Aurelia dumping him. So I’m not sure how many wives he currently has but he’s a polygamist nonetheless.
King MonadaKing Monada celebrates his two wives | Bona Magazine

Not only did King Monada have dreams of becoming a king on stage, he also wanted to be a king at home, hence the mansion and two wives, Lerato whom he has been with for 10 years, and Cynthia, the second one. They have two kids between them.
Jacob ZumaJust how many wives does Jacob Zuma have, and who are they?

Former South African president, Jacob Zuma has been hated for decades. He had six wives or more. He also had a relationship with Real Housewives of Durban star, Nonkanyiso, who was years younger than him. Zuma has 23 kids with his remaining wives.
Musa MselekuMusa Mseleku’s Wives and The Truth About His Alleged 5th Wife

Musa Mseleku is the reality star polygamist who pulled every other TV polygamist out of the closet. He’s got four wives and 11 kids. Initially, he had five wives but the fifth one passed away after a car accident. On one episode of his reality show, Uthando Nesthembu, Musa admitted to having wives and girlfriends on top of that. So, who knows, he might just bring one of his girlfriends to join the other sister wives as a fifth wife.
Ngizwe MchunuWho Are Ngizwe Mchunu’s Wives?

Ngizwe Mchunu is a traditionalist and that tradition includes polygamists. His first and second wives were Lindy and Sphelele. They caused quite the havoc when Ngizwe allegedly went behind their backs and married Floda, the third wife. He and Floda are still together, so the show managed to go on in that household.
MasekoUmndeni – Showmax

Sangoma and polygamist Maseko from the reality show Umndeni. If you are thinking about Isithembu, this show will have you perishing that idea because wow, that marriage with two wives and five husbands is so busy and a hot mess.
Mbongeni Ngema Ex-wife of revered South African playwright, Mbongeni Ngema accuses ‘Sarafina’ star Leleti Khumalo of being in an adulterous relationship with ex-husband

Mbongeni Ngema is also a polygamist at heart. He once had three wives at one time, Xoliswa, Cebisile, and Leleti. He tried to get a fourth one to come to the party but age all of them got tired of his nonsense and left him.
Philani MavundlaFormer eThekwini deputy mayor Philani Mavundla resurfaces as uMvoti mayor | News24

Deputy Minister and millionaire Philani Mavundla has three wives and 21 kids. One of his wives, Thandi died in 2010. The family lives between two mansions. One home features 14 bedrooms, his other Mansion has 27 bedrooms, 12 lounges, two swimming pools gyms, and garages for 12 cars.

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