Royal wife begs rescue from abuse

[Lars77]

Source: Mail & Guardian Online

The 12th wife of Swaziland's King Mswati III is pleading with the South African government to help her to escape house arrest in her royal residence, citing a litany of abuse at the hands of the royal household's security detail.

Nothando Dube, who claims South African citizenship through her father, was restricted to her royal residence in July last year after a South African newspaper alleged that she had been caught in bed with former justice minister Ndumiso Mamba at Royal Villas Hotel outside Mbabane.

She told the Mail & Guardian that she has not seen or spoken to the king since and that none of the members of the royal family had confronted her about the allegations, which she denies.

Inkhosikati LaDube said the royal security guards told her she was not allowed to see or interact with her family and friends.

Read more: http://mg.co.za/article/2011-07-15-royal-wife-begs-rescue-from-abuse/

[valerief]

1. Can I buy a vowel? nt

[femrap]

2. yeah, who gives a

crap about women on a progressive website in the US of A?

No one.

[xmas74]

4. Feels like it sometimes, doesn't it? nt

[Gemini Cat]

3. Sure.

And maybe a little humanity while you're at it.

[sudopod]

7. WTF? O_o nt

[Mnemosyne]

5. Twenty-three years old, 3 children, ages 21 months, six years and unknown. A prisoner. K&R, thank

Thanks, Lars.

[sudopod]

6. kick nt

[AverageJoe90]

8. I hope somebody can free this poor lady........

[No Elephants]

9. This is the plot of Camelot. And not the fun part.

[alp227]

10. oh not Princesses Catherine or Charlene n/t

[DavidDvorkin]

11. Swaziland is heavily dependent economically on South Africa

so the SA government could put pressure on the king if it wanted to. I wonder what the political undercurrents are, though.