Zuma's 21st

President Jacob Zuma may soon welcome another child - his 21st - to the presidential family.

On Monday the presidency did not deny reports that Zuma will soon be a father again.

This time it's his second wife, Nompumelelo Ntuli (better known as MaNtuli), who is expecting a child. There are rumours that her relationship with Zuma is on the rocks.

The news comes seven months after Zuma's child with Sonono Khoza, daughter of Zuma's friend and soccer boss Irvin Khoza, was born out of wedlock. Zuma acknowledged paternity of the child in February.

Officials in the presidency pulled a veil of secrecy around the latest revelations. Zuma's spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said: "It is a family affair and I am not willing to comment on this matter."

He refused to acknowledge that the matter is in the public interest since tax payers will have to support yet another child of the president.

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The Zuma files

President Jacob Zuma had undermined the struggle against HIV/Aids by having unprotected sex again, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday.

This, after the Sunday Times reported that he fathered a love-child with the daughter of soccer boss Irvin Khoza.

"President Jacob Zuma's behaviour directly contradicts the government's campaign against multiple sexual partners, and the inherent Aids risk in having unprotected sex," said DA leader Helen Zille in a statement.

The President’s staff remained silent about the baby girl, reportedly born to Sonono Khoza, 39, on October 8 last year.

The Sunday Times reported that the child, Thandekile Matina, was given Zuma's surname and was registered as his daughter. He now has 20 children.

Zuma's behaviour was "in stark contrast" to the government's efforts to promote safe sex through condom use, especially in the case of multiple sexual partners, Zille said.

She likened Zuma's behaviour to that of former president Thabo Mbeki, whose denialist stance on HIV/Aids was found by a Harvard University to have possibly contributed to the deaths of more than 300 000 South Africans during his tenure.

"South Africa now has a president who, both through his words and actions, is doing similar damage to the struggle [against HIV/Aids] - a life and death struggle for millions of South Africans," Zille said.

In 2006, Zuma was acquitted of raping the HIV-infected daughter of a close family friend.

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For your convenience, Mr Zuma

"Vleispasty" (meat pie), my younger, far less attractive sister wants to know why Jacob Zuma hasn't asked for her hand in marriage yet.

With wife number six on the line and the South African tax payer no doubt footing the security, housing and other bills, and with my pudgy little sis notoriously lazy, I can see why she would not mind being the Sunday night chick...unless JZ also rests on that day.

It wouldn't surprise me if he did.

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(IFP opposition party) Pardons neglected: 384 approach top court

A group of 384 prisoners have told the Constitutional Court that the various presidents have neglected their duty by making them wait more than six years to find out whether they may receive pardons.

Lawyers for the 384 prisoners, who all claim membership of the IFP and are supported by the party in their claim, told the Concourt there was "no doubt" that the president had neglected to fulfil a constitutional obligation.

The lawyers filed their argument in the prisoners' case against President Jacob Zuma on Friday.

They said the delay in processing the pardons meant that "on the facts of the matter, the Office of the President has failed to fulfil the applicable constitutional duties diligently and without delay".

The prisoners want the Concourt to give Zuma, who inherited the problem, one month to consider and decide on their applications for pardon.

They also want the Concourt to find that the president failed to fulfil his constitutional duty to decide on their applications within a reasonable time, or that he failed to ensure that the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development processed the applications properly.

The prisoners filed their requests for pardons between March and October 2003, when Thabo Mbeki was president.

They sent them to the Department of Justice, as agreed with that department.

"All applicants alleged that their respective applications for pardon were based on the fact of them having been convicted for crimes performed with a political objective or political motive," the prisoners' lawyers said in their argument.

"In that sense, the 384 applications were similar to those of 33 ANC and PAC members who were granted presidential pardons in the course of 2002."

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