‘We’re not electing a pope’ – say Cosatu and ANC chief whip on Ramaphosa affair
'He has apologised and we are in no position to judge'
04 September 2017 - 14:48
Cosatu is not concerned about Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s alleged extra-marital affairs‚ because the ANC is not “electing a pope” in December‚ the trade 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 wanted to elect a “saint” as the ANC president‚ they would have “gone to [the] Vatican and got the Pope”.
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