Duduzane Zuma's Love Life: A Look At His Wife Shanice And His Alleged Ties To Thuli Phongolo And Tatum Keshwar
Duduzane Zuma gets many Mzansi ladies all hot and bothered every time he steps out. The 40-year-old son of former President Jacob Zuma has more than his fair share of admirers, but, Duduzane has been married since 2015 to Shanice Stork.
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Public figures have to live in the spotlight every day. Every aspect of their lives is under scrutiny, including their families. That could be why Duduzane Zuma doesn’t flaunt his wife every chance he gets. Mzansi has a love-hate relationship with the Zuma family, and Duduzane Zuma prefers keeping his private life out of the spotlight. It’s one thing that you and your father are under fire by the public, but it is another thing to open your wife and child to the same hate.
It is not surprising that Duduzane and Shanice decided to keep their relationship and family life private. Briefly News shares what we know about Duduzane Zuma and Shanice Stork’s marriage, and we look at the rumours about his dating life.
Where did Duduzane Zuma and Shanice Stork get married in 2015?
According to Buzz South Africa, Duduzane Zuma was 33 years old when he and Shanice tied the knot. The nuptials took place at New Apostolic Church in Newlands, Durban. The icing on the cake was reportedly an extravagant and exclusive wedding ceremony afterwards at Fairmont Luxury Resort and Hotel, Zimbali.
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Drum reported at the time that only 500 guests, including politicians, celebs, businesspeople and some of Duduzane’s international associates, attended the special day and were screened before entering the lux ceremony.
The publication reported people within the Zuma clan revealed the family was excited to welcome another bride and that uBaba attended the wedding and gave Shanice a Zulu name.
The relatives added that they visited Shanice’s family two weeks before the white wedding to give them gifts.
“Two weeks ago we went to Durban where our family presented her family with gifts. She danced for us. Even her mother danced for us," a Zuma relative was quoted.
A traditional ceremony followed the white wedding at former President Jacob Zuma’s homestead in Nkandla.
Who is Duduzane Zuma’s wife, Shanice Stork?
So little is known about their relationship that people aren’t even sure when Duduzane and Shanice met. Despite marrying the most famous Zuma kid, she has maintained a low profile for years.
According to Buzz South Africa, Shaince was born on 26 March 1993 in Durban. She attended Hillview Secondary School. The publication reported that Shanice has two older brothers, both footballers, and an older sister. Ubetoo said in 2022 that Shanice’s dad was an essential part of their community, but he passed away a couple of years ago. Not much is known about her mother other than she had four children.
Duduzane Zuma is rumoured to be a dad
Someone should give this man an award for keeping his private life out of the media. Duduzane is rumoured to be a father, but no photos or information about his kid, or children, have been shared. According to Answers Africa, the couple welcomed a child together in 2007. However, no confirmation on whether they have a child has been made at this stage.
To Add to the mystery of Duduzane’s life, he reportedly had a kid with another woman shortly after he married Shanice in 2015. City Press reported in 2017 that Duduzane’s alleged baby mama wanted papgeld for their son, who was two at the time. The publication reported the unnamed woman was demanding a whopping R30 000 a maintenance a month.
“In total my client will pay the sum of R16 892.50, which he will round off to R17 000 in full and final settlement of all start-up, birth and pregnancy costs save and except for reasonable and necessary birth and pregnancy costs not covered by the medical aid, which your client is to properly list and explain,” his lawyer reportedly replied in an emails sent to Duduzane in 2015.
Duduzane was approached for comment at the time, but he did not respond.
It’s not the first time Duduzane Zuma was caught in a cheating scandal
Duduzane Zuma has managed to keep his love life out of the spotlight despite being so prolific. He was rumoured to be dating Tatum Keshwar, a psychologist and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss South Africa 2008.
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Rumours about them dating surfaced when Duduzane and Tatum were spotted together at the controversial Gupta wedding in 2013. South Africans were sure they were a couple when Duduzane’s wedding plans were made known; people thought he was tying the knot to Tatum.
However, Tatum rubbished claims that she was dating Duduzane in a tweet. She added that media outlets never contacted her to confirm or deny the story. The alleged relationship between Tatum and Duduzane was six years after the reported birth of his child with Shanice.
Tatum Keshwar wasn’t the only beauty rumoured to be dating Duduzane. In 2020, reports suggested actress Thuli Phongolo and Duduzane were having an affair. The rumours started when Phongolo posted a photo of a mystery man whose tattoo looked similar to Duduzane’s. However, the son of former president Jacob Zuma denied even knowing Thuli in an interview on Podcast and Chill with MacG.
IOL reported that Phongolo also took to Twitter to set the record straight, tweeting that she doesn’t know the businessman.
However, the rumours were reignited when Thuli shared a video of Duduzane dancing on her Instagram stories.
Duduzane Zuma is open to polygamy - if Shanice is keen
In an interview with Sunday World in 2020, Duduzane labelled polygamy as “an amazing support structure”. He said he respected the tradition and saw how his stepmoms stepped up after his mother passed away. The presidential hopeful added that he would consider following in his dad’s footsteps “if everyone is happy”. He would take another wife if Shanice was willing to share.
TimesLIVE reported he said:
“If it should ever happen, I will have that conversation with my wife, in-laws and whoever else. As long as everyone is happy.
"I didn't understand it until I was about nine years old. When my mom died as a result of suicide, there was an amazing support structure from my siblings and mothers who stepped up. So I respect the tradition.”
Duduzane and Shanice’s marriage rumoured to be on the rocks
On 30 January, IOL reported the couple was heading for splitsville. The publication reported that the couple went through a difficult time which led to Shanice moving out of their marital home.
However, neither Duduzane nor his media-shy wife confirmed the reports, and no one from their respective families weighed in either.
Duduzane Zuma is a private man who might or might not be available
One thing is for sure, Duduzane Zuma is at an expert level in keeping his relationships out of the spotlight. Although he has been married for almost eight years, Duduzane Zuma could take a second wife one day. Duduzane has made it clear he is open to polygamy if his first wife, Shanice, agrees. However, with rumours of their marriage being on the rocks, he might end up walking down the aisle with someone else one day anyway. Only time will tell. Fingers crossed the rumours aren’t true, though. We love seeing marriages succeed.
Video of Duduzane saying there are no shortcuts in life has SA divided; most folks disagree
It is easy to see why Duduzane prefers to protect his private life and loved ones from public scrutiny because when he does open up, he often gets dragged. Earlier, Briefly News reported the 40-year-old came under fire for saying there were no shortcuts in life.
A video of Duduzane opening up about hard work on what appears to be a podcast was shared on Instagram. The show he spoke on revolves around empowerment and achieving goals in life.
While some agreed with his sentiments, others didn’t buy it, noting that he is privileged.
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