Its a very gender sensitive issue that has been raised, complexities of polygamy. I wonder how does all what has been said make an impact to women in general. Can Skwatsha really put women's issues on the agenda where women under his leadership could not have comfortable spaces to voice out issues.
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Hulisani Mmbara <[email protected]>wrote: > > They're no angels, says ANC > Staff Reporters > February 15 2010 at 01:30PM > ** > Submit your > comment<http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3102&art_id=vn20100215131045462C460884#comment_bottom_box> > Revelations that COPE leader Mosiuoa Lekota fathered a child out of wedlock > and allegations of an extra-marital affair by the DA's Lennit Max have > exposed the hypocrisy of opposition parties calling on President Jacob Zuma > to resign over his sexual activities, says the ANC. > > "The whole thing shows that there are no angels on earth, no angels at > all," said ANC spokesman Zizi Kodwa. > > "It shows that these parties do not take up issues that really matter; they > take up an issue that presents them with opportunistic political mileage," > said Kodwa. > > On Sunday COPE said it would not change its position on asking Zuma to step > down, despite revelations that Lekota too had a love child. > > "It's about protecting the highest office, not about an illegitimate > child," said COPE spokesman Phillip Dexter. > > "COPE has not changed its position. We feel the time has come for (Zuma) to > step down," said Dexter. > > Lekota fathered a five-year-old child with former Cape Nature deputy > chairwoman Yasmina Pandy. > > However, he has slammed Zuma for being "a very poor role model" and > behaving irresponsibly in a country with a high prevalence of HIV/Aids by > sleeping with women other than his wives without a condom. > > "His continued use of African custom as a smokescreen is also no longer > acceptable," Lekota said last month. > > COPE chief whip Mbhazima Shilowa, who himself has two sons outside his > marriage and failed to pay maintenance for them until taken to court, said > COPE intended bringing a motion of no confidence in Zuma on Thursday. > > Last year it emerged that COPE parliamentary leader Mvume Dandala had an > unplanned child before he got married - and he has readily admitted it. > > The PAC has also called for Zuma to step down. Secretary general Mfanelo > Skwatsha said Zuma's "misdemeanors have caused a great deal of embarrassment > to the country and in the eyes of the international community". > > The PAC would ask the ANC to recall Zuma to "save this country from further > embarrassment". > > "The PAC has noted with grave concern that in the past 10 years or so, > this country has moved from being a miracle country to an international > joke. This trend started with our stance on HIV/Aids, to the current > misdemeanors," said Skwatsha. > > But Kodwa pointed out that liberation movements never had rules on the > private behaviour of members. > > "There is a fine line between what is private and what is public and > certain matters are private," he said. > > "Certain people broke away from the ANC on the basis of morality and then > they found they could not come up to the standards they had set and they had > to hire a priest to lead them in the elections. > > "Their standards were too high for anybody who lives on earth. There are no > angels here," he said. > > Meanwhile, Max said he would await findings of a police investigation into > the extortion charges he laid against a former police clerk who accused him > of an extramarital affair, before deciding on his next step. > > > *From : Hulisani Mmbara > > Call : 082 593 3012 > > Fax : 086 690 1176* > > > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up > now. <https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969> > > -- > Sending your posting to [email protected] > > Unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] > > You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco > > Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com -- Sending your posting to [email protected] Unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com
