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"South Africa simply has three first ladies."

But only one can be #1.

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From: John Stafford Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, July 10, 2009 1:13 pm
Subject: Re: President Jacob Zuma and his wives
To: [log in to unmask]


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> Jacob Zuma was elected to the Presidency of the ANC last year as Thabo 
>  
> 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.
> 
> 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 
>  
> January in a lavish but traditional ceremony that kept the society  
> pages buzzing over the holidays.
> 
> Zuma is charismatic.  He is billed as a "true Zulu boy," with all the  
> 
> sexual baggage that carries.  For instance, the rape victim is a  
> lesbian, and Zuma said he was trying to help her by demonstrating to  
> 
> 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,  
> 
> and everyone has high hopes.
> 
> As for the first question, I think I have to go with pride.  The fact  
> 
> 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 
>  
> (at least on paper, anyway), and look good doing it.  The presence of  
> 
> 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  
> 
> > 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  
> 
> > 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.
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> > 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
> >
> >
> > How can he be elected South Africa’s president?  There must be a lot 
>  
> > of good about him that I did not read or find out.
> >
> > From: African Association of Madison [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
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> > On Behalf Of Kally Kahite
> > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 8:23 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: President Jacob Zuma and his wives
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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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