Jacob Zuma鈥檚 daughters: Polygamy is a subject we lived
Anne Soy speaks to Gugu Zuma-Ncube and Thuli Zuma, daughters of former South African president Jacob Zuma, on their new Netflix drama about polygamy 鈥 having more than one spouse.
鈥淚t's a subject that I know I've lived, I've seen up close鈥hat includes watching my father. That includes the relationships that I saw him have.鈥
Presenter Anne Soy speaks to Gugu Zuma-Ncube and Thuli Zuma, executive producers of The Polygamist, one of Netflix鈥檚 biggest new dramas which takes on the topic of polygamy - the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time.
They are also the daughters of former South African president Jacob Zuma - a proud polygamist who is greatly respected by his supporters for upholding his cultural and traditional Zulu beliefs.
The Zulu language drama was an instant hit, attracting two million views in the first week and becoming number four on Netflix's top 10 list for non-English series globally.
Thank you to the Newsday team for its help in making this programme.
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Presenter: Anne Soy
Producer: Cordelia Hemming
Editor: Damon Rose
(Image: Thuli Zuma and Gugu Zuma-Ncube. Credit: Stained Glass TV)
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