South African President apologized for the Illegitimate Daughter
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South African President Jacob Zuma, reacting to a firestorm of criticism, has apologized for fathering a child with a woman who wasn’t one of his wives.
In a statement Saturday, the 67-year-old president said the birth has put pressure on his family and his political organization, the African National Congress. He also acknowledged the anger of South Africans over the matter, saying, ‘I deeply regret the pain that I have caused.’ the president said in the statement.
Mr. Zuma officially has three wives and 19 children. He is an avowed polygamist in a country where the practice is accepted. But many of those who voted for him, and who have defended his right to hew to the Zulu tradition of multiple wives, seem less accepting about the most recent affair.
Mr. Zuma’s camp also appeared caught off-guard by the uproar.
After a South African newspaper first reported the love child last week, a public furor followed. President Zuma admitted paternity on Wednesday, but then he blamed the media for invading his family’s privacy. On Thursday, the president’s office announced he would be taking an unscheduled two-day vacation. The break did little to quiet the controversy, as commentators debated the extent of political damage Mr. Zuma had done to himself.
By Saturday, the apology came. The mother of the new baby is Sonono Khoza, the daughter of Irving Khoza. Mr. Khoza was part of the team that helped win South Africa’s right to host the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. President Zuma said he was making payment to the Khoza family.
Although he apologized ,I still look down on single-Zuma.
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