Senteni Masango

Senteni Masango, known after her marriage as Inkhosikati LaMasango, (July 1981 – 6 April 2018) was the eighth Inkhosikati (queen consort) and wife of Mswati III of Eswatini.

Life Masango was selected to be a new bride for Mswati III during the 1999 Uhmlanga ceremony. They were married in 2000. She gave birth to two children, Princess Sentelweyinkhosi and Princess Sibusezweni.

Masango was a painter. She auctioned off her work to raise funds for local charity organizations in Eswatini. She had committed suicide by overdosing on amitriptyline. Her funeral was held at the Ludzidzini Royal Palace on 8 April 2018.

Press scandals On 12 September 1999 an editor at the Times of Swaziland, Bheki Makhubu, ran a news story titled Fiancée A High School Dropout. The story reported that Senteni Masango, who was engaged to the king at the time, had dropped out of Ngwane Park High School.

Another press scandal occurred after Masango's death. Photographs of her vigil and funeral at the royal palace were leaked to the press by members of the king's royal guards. The guards were fined for the incident.