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Floyd Shivambu. Photo: Bongiwe Mchunu
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema’s right-hand man, spokesman Floyd Shivambu, appears not to be walking the talk on some of his public pronouncements, especially regarding the need for responsible sexual lifestyles among young people.
This is according to a story in Drum magazine, which reports that a tug-of-war over the paternity of his live-in lover Andile Masuku’s newborn baby has thrown their romance into the wilderness.
If SABC weather presenter Masuku’s claims are anything to go by, Shivambu, one of the public faces of the league’s “one girlfriend, one boyfriend” slogan, is clearly setting one set of rules for the youth and different ones for himself.
Drum reported this week that Shivambu had denied fathering the baby with Masuku, mother of his other child, claiming he had “nothing to do” with the boy.
But Masuku in turn accused him of being “promiscuous”.
On Sunday, Shivambu could not be reached for comment, as he was in the youth league lekgotla’s closed sessions.
The youth league’s safe-sex slogan, championed by Shivambu and Malema, among others, discourages cheating among the youth and is often used to take a jibe at President Jacob Zuma’s polygamous lifestyle.
According to the weekly magazine, Shivambu only acknowledged that he was the father of Masuku’s second child, nine-month-old Katekani. Masuku has three children.
In a terse e-mail to Drum, the youth leader claimed that Masuku had been cheating on him and distanced himself from the new child.
The e-mail was written in response to a story published by the magazine on February 2, titled “A Sweet Surprise”, announcing the new member of the Shivambu family, born on February 1.
“Please note it on record that I am not involved with the child she is caring. I publicly acknowledged and I know of Katekani as my child. I demand (an) immediate apology as I have nothing to do with the pregnancy of Andile Masuku. I have forwarded the e-mail and communicated with Andile that she must also stop spreading lies about my name (sic). I am not the father of her child and she knows that very well,” read the e-mail, which Drum published verbatim.
But an angry and sobbing Masuku hit back and accused Shivambu of being “childish” and of sleeping around: “He must just grow up and be a man. I don’t have time for his childish games. Whatever he’s going through in his political life has made him a bitter man. Sadly it’s affecting those who are close to him. I seriously don’t deserve to be treated like s**t.”
The 29-year-old Morning Live presenter was convinced that the youth leader had made his allegations as revenge because she had turned down his suggestion that the unplanned pregnancy be terminated.
According to the magazine, Masuku would “rather struggle” with her children if Shivambu was not prepared to be part of their lives.
The weatherwoman said Shivambu’s abusive e-mails and text messages had forced her to change her cellphone number and e-mail address. “I could no longer take it,” Masuku was quoted as saying.
“Floyd is promiscuous and he thought I would stick around and watch him play me with different girls. I have kids and a future to worry about instead of a grown man who doesn’t know what he wants.”
She added that Shivambu was a bully boy who did not take kindly to being asked to account for his alleged philandering lifestyle.
“I could not live with his lifestyle of over-indulgence at parties and drinking almost every day. He would come home very late at night and didn’t want me asking where he had been,” Masuku told Drum.
But Shivambu was not finished with the mother of his child.
He even disowned her, according to the magazine, saying he had never dated her in the first place.
This was despite having arrived at events with Masuku, including the launch of Loocha Magazine, which he helped publish.
Shivambu reportedly also denied that Masuku had moved in with him and his mother at the family home in Rivonia – but that was denied by his own mother, Constance Shivambu, who confirmed Masuku’s version that she left the family home only in December.
“If Floyd is not certain about the paternity of the boy, why doesn’t he go for a blood test and stop hurting Andile and Katekani?” she reportedly asked. Constance is said to have welcomed the new baby boy with open arms. – Sunday Independent
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Pale, wrote
tk, wrote
yoh shame andile i feel u sis, bt jst pick up the pieces and concentrate on raising ur children without this jerk....we all make bad choices in lyf and the only think we can do is learn frm them, u a lovly lady and dnt deserve to be treated luk this
Anonymous, wrote
JadedJay, wrote
Cannot tell the truth if a gun was held to the head - lying THUGS leading our youth astray!
Tumi, wrote
@ VUSI hahahahahahahahah - Haaaa! the tenders are over now they are running away from responsibilty.
Anonymous, wrote
This is quite normal in the New S of A, pole her then when pregnant run for the hills to the next women, creates a nice little bastard nation where the youth have no direction, become self absorbed and find solace in other lost companions. A Immoral society has no future. So the Malamemas must not lead the YOUTH.
Ali, wrote
A stand-up comedian said, women do not like nice guys because they dont present them with any challenge, but jerks! For Andile how true is this joke? His reason was that they cut them dow inorder to rebuild them into what they want them to be...could this ring a bell for Andile? Such a fine lady when you watch present weather report, she definitely does not deserve someone like this guy - i read this story on the Drum magazine, even his mother was not happy with him doing this! Andile thought that his political problems are responsible for such a behaviour, i think NOT! Sis'Andile, please you have to look after yourself it is true that in this day and age you don't have t ofall pregnant each time you shagging..especially with a jerk like this one!
Anonymous, wrote
3 kids? that's enough WOMAN!! You say he is promiscuous but u busy having kids with him something must be wrong with u as well. PS: get sterilized,use a condom and take care of those kids
JennyN, wrote
Andile Masuku - hre's a word of advice: You don't need to get pregnant every time you have sex. We are living in enlightened times where birth control is freely available. You now have three children. Enough already. The fact that you had a relationship with this cretin Shivambo is enough to show that you are not good at making relationship choices. Get yourself sterilised and focus on making decent lives for the three children that you have already brought into the world. Give up on Shivambo. Get a paternity test if you're so sure the baby is his, and make him support it. When I read things like this I wonder if these women don't get pregnant on purpose so that they can leech off the men and will never have to earn a living. Ol' Floyd is'nt exactly poor and if it is proven that the child is his, he will have to pay up. Condoms, people. Condoms.
Lungi, wrote
Hay darly, I really feel for you. Just get away from all of this stupidity, raise and love ur children to the fullest and not expose your children in this mess. U'll be fine in no time, this too shall pass hang in there.
Sdudla, wrote
Oh yeerr poor Andile I were you I would cut all contacts with this idiot and focus on raising my children. He does not deserve you, no woman deserves such treatment. To prove that his a fool why did he feel to embarrass you like that on public. All you need to do is focus on your precious gifts. He is a looser. I feel sorry for the woman who will fell for him.
anonymous, wrote
Andile go and have pertanity tests and after confirming that the child is his you must sue his pants off
Saddsack, wrote
Typical coward....use the lady then deny the child. She must´ve misinterpreted his sexual advances when they were together.... He probably wasn´t making love to her....it´s the DA´s fault. The DA must be the Father.
Billy, wrote
WHO THE HELL CARES!!!!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE IOL STOP REPORTING AND GIVING THESE JUMPED CLOWNS PRESS COVERAGE. The ancyl once again demonstrating what moral ethics they to the youth of this country
Flemza, wrote
Andile Masuku , havent u had enough , 3 kids , and 3 different fathers , no wonder they was floods in Mpumalanga when u were doing weather report , and u Floyd , going for some one with a child , what do u expect remember the saying in zulu " Once u marry someone with a child u a marrying people men wife " u thought this saying was a joke , now u see , its true , look after the kid , if u were not using a condom what do u expect , good lucky Floyd u dig ure hole its your kid & for Andile please try to keep on your panties for Christ sake please be an example for all theyoung girls who appreciate u on TV
Anonymous, wrote
The ANCYL and the top members of the ANC should just be spade so SA has a brighter future.
Anonymous, wrote
Andile, one would expect the uneducated, vulnerable, poor ladies to fall for the ANCYL gullibles but herre you find yourself!! What were you thinking in the first place? Are you only noticing now that ANCYL members are all "teenagers" who are over 30 years old? I don't feel for you, ypou brought this to yourself! Rha!! Were all good guys taken when you fell for this nonsense guy? Didn't you realise that the ANCYL members did not really need alcohol to get drunk as they are always "drunk" judging from their actions and misdemeanor? You thought politicians were better than the father of your first child, do you still agree? Rha!!
vusi, wrote
Anonymous, wrote
Promiscuity is totally acceptable, as long as the man does it, women should be home, available at all times, and be grateful if a "man" like Floyd the 'droid gives them the time of day! The child is better off without a father, if that's the mentality of this moron. They all want to dip their wicks, but they don't want to face the responsibility. This is the brainless spokesman to the brainless leader of the brainless ANCYL!
Benson, wrote
It's guys like these who fuel the HIV epidemic. They won't know what morality, even if it bites them in the ass.
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