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That is not what the images from Italy I am seeing are suggesting, nor  
what images of Zuma's inauguration suggested.

John


On Jul 10, 2009, at 1:19 PM, VERA R CROWELL wrote:

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> "South Africa simply has three first ladies."
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> But only one can be #1.
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> Date: Friday, July 10, 2009 1:13 pm
> Subject: Re: President Jacob Zuma and his wives
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>> Jacob Zuma was elected to the Presidency of the ANC last year as  
>> Thabo
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>> Mbeki was ousted, which essentially made him heir apparent as
>> President of SA.  He won that election this past spring.  He still
>> faces corruption charges, but was acquitted of the rape charge.
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>> He cut his teeth in the liberation movement as director of the ANCs
>> military wing, hence the Machine Gun song.  Zuma is married to three
>>
>> wives now.  One marriage ended in divorce and another wife committed
>>
>> suicide.  Zuma has 19 children.  He married uThobeka Mabhija this  
>> past
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>> January in a lavish but traditional ceremony that kept the society
>> pages buzzing over the holidays.
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>> Zuma is charismatic.  He is billed as a "true Zulu boy," with all the
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>> sexual baggage that carries.  For instance, the rape victim is a
>> lesbian, and Zuma said he was trying to help her by demonstrating to
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>> her what it was like to have sex with a real man.  Despite the
>> melodramas, the country seems to be taking his presidency in stride,
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>> and everyone has high hopes.
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>> As for the first question, I think I have to go with pride.  The fact
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>> that SA is on the economic radar is enough reason to celebrate, but
>> the Zuma's also embody the country's enshrinement of absolute  
>> equality
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>> (at least on paper, anyway), and look good doing it.  The presence of
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>> the three wives throws western sensibilities immediately into the
>> bedroom, but then makes one feel guilty for having debased the
>> situation.  South Africa simply has three first ladies.
>>
>> John
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>> On Jul 10, 2009, at 10:31 AM, Sandi Laufenberg wrote:
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>>> Kahite – thanks for sharing this.  I never heard of him – and am
>>> surprised in what I just found out:
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>>> According to the Wikipedia, he is not yet married to one of these
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>>> women, MaBhija. It says they are to be married in 2010.   He has
>>> children with her, and she is reported as his fiance’.   He also
>>> admitted to knowing he was having unprotected sex with someone who
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>>> had AIDS.  He said it was consensual sex with a friend’s daughter
>>> who accused him of raping her.   But it even went to a trial for  
>>> rape.
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Zuma#Wives
>>>
>>> But even still, it turns out he seems to have way more than 3 wives,
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>>> ex-wives, dead wives, and fiance’s.
>>>
>>> The Wikipedia article seems to be out of date, and no wonder, it
>>> seems he is hard to catch up with him.
>>>
>>> I also found a YouTube video where he is singing a song he often
>>> sings in public, “MY MACHINE GUN”. Hmmmmmm
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>>>
>>> How can he be elected South Africa’s president?  There must be a lot
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>>> of good about him that I did not read or find out.
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>>> Mr. president appeared to be smiling. Culture is really something
>>> else. Shame or pride? why and why not?
>>>
>>> kahite
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>>> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 22:49:32 -0500
>>> Subject: Fwd: President Jacob Zuma and his wives
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>>> Hmmmmmmmmmm!  You know, some people are just born plain lucky.
>>> Ann Marie
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>>> <image001.jpg>
>>> President Jacob Zuma and his wives.
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>>>   <image002.jpg>
>>> President Jacob Zuma’s wife, MaBhija.
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>>> <image003.jpg>
>>> President Jacob Zuma’s wife, MaNtuli.
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>>> <image004.jpg>
>>> President Jacob Zuma and his wife MaKhumalo.
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