Zuma and his women just need our prayers

In Davos, Mr Zuma’s remark that he treated all his wives equally was greeted with laughter. It, hopefully, was of the sceptical kind, but you never know with these things. Bill Clinton survived Gennifer Flowers and Monica Lewinsky, after all.

Morals in leadership have been stretched thin in our part of the world, aided by a warped outlook that makes heroes of people who should be sent packing and made to pay heavily for their indiscretions. There is the question, of course, of who will throw the first stone.

There is a season for a saucy smile and a wink, and a time to just stroll along and enjoy the scenery. The consequences of spreading yourself too thin on the ground are inevitably distressing and counter-productive for anyone not of Zuma’s mettle.

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