Union federation Cosatu is not concerned about Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s alleged extramarital affairs because the ANC is not "electing a pope" in December‚ the federation’s spokesperson‚ Sizwe Pamla, said on Monday. "We don’t live in a Christian conservative society. Some people have hedonistic tendencies‚" Pamla said. ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu expressed similar sentiments‚ saying if they had wanted to elect a "saint" as the ANC president‚ they would have "gone to [the] Vatican and got the Pope". Pamla said they supported President Jacob Zuma at the 52nd ANC National Conference in Polokwane despite his polygamy. Pamla was responding to an article in the Sunday Independent. The newspaper said it was in possession of e-mails that allegedly showed Ramaphosa had extramarital affairs with eight women. Ramaphosa admitted that he had had a relationship with a Limpopo doctor eight years ago‚ but had broken it off and informed his wife about the affair. Pamla said he considered...
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