The 67-year-old proud polygamist - following a Zulu tradition - has taken a third wife... The 67-year-old proud polygamist - following a Zulu tradition - has taken a third wife...Laura Bush meets with Mrs. Zanele Mbeki, wife of South African President Thabo Mbeki Monday, July 11, 2005, at the Etali Lodge in the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.