One man, one wife
Swaziland's ambassadors who are polygamists will be allowed to take only one wife with them on foreign postings, the Foreign Minister, Solomon Dlamini, told parliament, Reuter reports from Mbabane.
Polygamy is a source of pride to traditional Swazis. King Mswati III has several at the age of 25. His father, King Sobhuza, who died aged 83, had at least 100 wives.
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