Comments on: “I have only one wife” http://theleoafricanus.com/2009/03/04/i-have-only-one-wife/ Tue, 15 May 2012 07:57:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sean Jacobs http://theleoafricanus.com/2009/03/04/i-have-only-one-wife/#comment-1744 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:11:55 +0000 http://theleoafricanus.com/?p=5669#comment-1744 Yes, I agree. Guy Berger makes this point in the SA Mail & Guardian today:

“[Government Minister Pallo] Jordan wrote last week that “the only person who has been harmed in this disgraceful saga is Motlanthe”. But it could be argued that the president’s dignified dismissal of the tale has enhanced his stature, and — instead — that it is, finally, the public interest credibility of the press that has been harmed.

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]]> By: contraflows http://theleoafricanus.com/2009/03/04/i-have-only-one-wife/#comment-1740 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:02:59 +0000 http://theleoafricanus.com/?p=5669#comment-1740 kgalema motlanthe dealt with his accusations more gracefully i think – took media to the press ombudsman but not this type of spectacle, court threats etc which might do more damage than good and is likely only to get the media more interested in undermining him. not that i think private matters are of any interest to the public unless they are clearly an indication of somebody being hypocritical (e.g. the US politician who was on a ‘family values’/ anti-gay ticket but then got caught hooking up in a public toilet…)

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