Comments on: The dancing polygamist meets the stoical monogamist

By: Peter Joffe

Peter Joffe — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:09:01 +0000

Zuma will continue to support Mugabe for as long as it pleases Malema for him to do so. Malema pulls the strings and Zuma dances to his tune. Zuma is good at dancing and singing but not much else unless you feel that his contribution to the population explosion is a virtue? The ANCYL put Zuma where he is and they can take it away with equal ease. The ANCYL thinks that Zuma should have a second term? Well that cannot be based on performace unless the above mentioned singing, dancing and having babies is the only criteria.

By: Diana's Body Guard

Diana's Body Guard — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:51:13 +0000

Diana Spencer compared to Jacob Zuma? Are you for real?
For a start, Diana had a much better body than poor old JZ. And the only reason I suppose Ms Lipinsky thought she was comparably promiscuous must be as a result of the millions lecherous males oglying over her very fine form on TV. But sleep with them, in your dreams Phillipa…. in your dreams….

By: Phillipa Lipinsky

Phillipa Lipinsky — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:50:56 +0000

What about Diana Spencer’s promiscuity? Charles is and has always been far more contint. Why can’t you compare Zuma to someone whose sexual practices were not too varied from his- Princess Diana of Wales.

By: Afrika List

Afrika List — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:00:05 +0000

Great article i really like it.

By: Du Bois

Du Bois — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:28:54 +0000

Dear Benzol,
I am curious. What did happen to Belgium after the Congo became independent???

By: pete ess

pete ess — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:34:28 +0000

I’m afraid I LOL at the people who say we should RESPECT politicians. um, NO. Zuma can have as many wives as he wants, but DO NOT ask us to censor reporting on them!! And my bet is we have LOTS more entertainment coming as his many kids pop out everywhere asking for overseas shopping trips and fancy cars “just like Tokyo’s and Patrice’s kids, Daddy”. My personal QUOTE OF THE YEAR was the pom paper that said “Zuma was greeted by Mrs Queen with the usual pomp . . . “

By: saffa_ams

saffa_ams — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:38:17 +0000

QEII may be scrupulously monogamous but rumours about Prince Philip’s extramarital affairs have been circulating throughout his marriage to the Queen. So it’s not surprising that her children should get up to things frowned upon in a so-called monogamous culture. But it doesn’t stop there – her marriage and Prince Charles’s marriage were both arranged, not exactly the norm in British culture.

Anyway, what does it matter what she says and does? Although not a rubber stamp and devoid of influence, she merely does what the government of the day wants her to do.

By: Panchetta

Panchetta — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:00:56 +0000

Darl,

How do you explain Mugabe’s yearly ‘earnings’ of 5% of Zimbabwe’s GDP, and his obscene wealth and spending. To hold onto political power, he STOLE two consecutive national elections, and invoked the STEALING of white owned farms.

You state that he is not corrupt. I know that the state of public healthcare is practically non-existent in your cesspool of a country, but get thee hence to your nearest lunatic asylum, pronto.

By: Peter L

Peter L — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:50:29 +0000

@Haiwa Tigere
Your comments certainly strike a chord with me – I think that it is important that we get to know and understand each other’s viewpoints, beliefs and cultures, and devlop a spirit of tolerance PROVIDED the exercise of those beliefs and cultures take places within the ambit of the law and constitution.

I have been fortunate to travel the world quite extensively, and have come to realsie that many people’s beliefs and cultures are very different to my own.
This does not make them better, or worse, it just makes them different!

Whilst I agree with you that presidents Zuma’s adherence to many traditional African practices is one of the things that makes him so popular (“one of us” – “man of the people”)with (especially rural) black people, I would personally much prefer it if his popularity was based on some worthwhle achievements as leader of our nation – growing the economy, eradicating corruption, reducing poverty, building houses, sorting out public health services etc.

If he did these things (and there seems little evidence that he will), then although ritual animal slaughter, polygamy and invoking the spirits of the ancestors is not for me personally, I would not care too much how much Zuma engaged in these practices.

By: Benzol

Benzol — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:24:33 +0000

Polygamy is alive and well in most cultures in different forms and under different names.

The Western society has developed into practices of “swinging” and “poly-amore” (also called “serial monogamy” or “open relationship”) or just the more hidden “affair”.

Many people have always looked beyond the stranglehold of the traditional marriage as (supposedly) defined by God.

Zuma? If his tradition or culture allows him what he does, who are we to make a meal out of it. Serious concerns? Or just jealousy?