No, not really. This is Jacob Zuma, the guy in charge of South Africa now. Patrick (a native of South Africa) has interesting information on what's going on there. As I read his post I was reminded of what Paul Harvey always said, "We are not 'one' world." And I am reminded that us "Christians are not________ (You fill in the blank)
JACOB Zuma is assured of becoming South African president. Now for the speculation over which of his wives will be first lady.
Mr Zuma, 67, is bemused by the conjecture, which involves guessing how many wives he might have, and whether he will name his glamorous daughter as first lady.
"I love my wives and I'm proud of my children," has been his response to the issue.
Reports indicate he has up to six wives - the latest a Durban socialite Mr Zuma is said to have married in January - and between 13 and 22 children.
But his reputation as a womaniser has sparked suggestions he has more wives and offspring than he acknowledges.
A Zulu tribal traditionalist who spent his early life as an illiterate herder of cattle and goats in Zululand, Mr Zuma benefits from a 1998 change to the law in South Africa that recognises customary tribal marriage practices, including polygamy. He is loathed by many feminists, particularly after the evidence he gave when he was acquitted of a charge of raping a woman who visited his Johannesburg home.
But Mr Zuma has said his approach to marriage is better than that of hypocritical politicians around the world who secretly keep mistresses. Officially, he is said to have had four wives.
Nompumelelo Ntuli, 34, who married Mr Zuma last year and lives in his tribal home in Zululand, is the favourite to become first lady.
She was in the crowd at the polling station when Africa's new "Big Man" voted at a primary school near his tribal home - standing shyly at one side and saying only "Jesus is Lord" to those who sought to speak to her.
A tribal woman, Ms Ntuli is said to have organised a recent Christian prayer meeting and community development foundation, suggesting she has political inclinations that could be useful as first lady. (Entire Post)
I just found out that Zuma's newest wife is a rich white "socialite" from my old hometown Durban. I think he married her specially to be First Lady.
ReplyDeleteWell Patrick...you rich, white, socialites from Durban are in high demand. (smile)
ReplyDeleteInteresting! I confess my lack of understanding of the racial/political dynamic in South Africa.
I have a friend that I haven't talked to in "way too long" that spent a lot of time in South Africa in the early '90s. He became a friend of de Klerk. My friend was/is in the Gold/Guns/God business, and tried to clue me in on "what was what, and what was not" going on in South Africa.
Heck, I think South Africa is kinda like Louisiana. You can't really figure out "where" the government is...Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town...
Now I wish that I had paid more attention...