Addressing guests and listeners on air, he said the issue between him and his wife was a personal one despite him being a public figure.
Chairman’s ConversationIn a statement on Thursday, the Presidency said Ramaphosa had pulled out of the event following pressure from civil society organisations Wise 4 Afrika and the Soul City Institute, who raised concerns after Ipeleng Mkhari laid charges of assault against her husband last year.
While the charges were eventually withdrawn, both organisations said in a statement Given had not accounted for his actions. “As human beings and individuals, we have the right to privacy … to the extent that we are not ignorant of the nature of what we do, we still communicated or acknowledged that something wrong had happened between us and asked friends, family, colleagues and the public to accord us privacy,” Given said.
“Mrs Mkhari said [if] solutions deal with an event today, would accountability be reduced, should accountability be reduced to an event?”“We absolutely respect the decision of the Presidency. We also acknowledge that leading a country of about 58 million people is not child’s play, there are a whole lot of considerations and things at play that ordinary citizens like us may never understand,” he said.
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