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EXCUSES?: McIntosh Polela is in a fix.

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Polela was engaged in a telephonic interview last Thursday with 702's Talk At Nine host, Eusebius McKaiser, to comment on why he had failed to pay child maintenance for January and July as well as his R2,500 monthly payment for September for his two children.

Polela - the author of My Father, My Monster - a memoir of his gripping tale of abusive upbringing - got the shock of his life when the mother called in and challenged him live on air.

Polela had come out with guns blazing on the show, criticising the woman - only known as Mpho - for going to the media and for taking her case to the DA for assistance.

"It's an orgy of voyeurism. I am only human. Sometimes you do fall short in a month," he said.

Mpho called in to the programme and screamed back at him, saying Polela had agreed to the amount he said he could afford.

He said on air: "Whether you go to the DA or elsewhere, McIntosh will pay," Mpho replied: "You say that every time."

Polela's problems are said to have started when he tweeted that he was thinking of buying a new Jeep, something that had angered Mpho.

Most callers to the show, some of them women, criticised Mpho for airing Polela's dirty linen in public.

They felt that Polela's lapsed maintenance payments should not be discussed in the public domain, something he agreed with.

Some men criticised Polela for not being a good example, especially due to the fact that he is a public figure.

When Sowetan contacted Polela about his radio interview, he said he had no comment.

"The matters of maintenance are no media business according to the law," he said.

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Fri May 24 17:57:05 SAST 2013 ::

Sep 17, 2012

Vhamsanda

Polela has a big mouth on behalf of the Hawks. He must just do the right thing an maintain those kids before the hawks turn on him.
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Sep 17, 2012

RobinH

"The matters of maintenance are no media business according to the law," _ WHat do0es this piece of meaningless drivel mean? Listen mate. If you make babies, you pay for their maintenance. Tghat is only proper. All yyour pussyfooting around the issue just makes your public image even worse. Men that duck maintenance payments are lower than sharksh!t.
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Sep 17, 2012

MommaC

So when do Polela's kids write their memos called "My Father, My Shithead'?
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Sep 17, 2012

Mmaditopo

Six kids? Tjo.
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Sep 17, 2012

Mokaubere

McIntosh, you wrote a book about how you were abused by your own father, now you are doing the same thing to your kids! You are living the high life, flying countrywide with the Hawks, telling everyone how bad crime is, yet you do not want to feed your children. As for Mpho, we cannot blame her, the fact that she had to resort to the DA and the media shows that she is very desperate. Support your kids baba!
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Sep 17, 2012

THEmadame2B-BBEE

mara f@k these ladies, what happened to prevention is better than cure, all of them knew that this guy is a baby maker, y didn't they prevent themselves from raising kids with Polela, i mean really now,
1. If a man tells you he has two other kids with someone but separated, DO NOT GIVE HIM ANY OTHER CHILDREN
2. Even though he says he loves you, he doesn’t because he wants to impregnate you and disappear, the cycle continues
3. LADIES DO NOT FALL TRAP OF THESE psychotic man

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Sep 17, 2012

lindsay

so the women is scorned what is it the man isn't coming forth with the marriage you thought by breeding out of wedlock you are going to get shame poor s lu t
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Sep 17, 2012

Papage

And now? Thought you learnt from your experiece with your Father? are you now like Father like son, what if your own son come and treat you like you did to your Father? what if he writtes a book about you like you did with your Father? Yah neh, Blacks are Fools
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Sep 17, 2012

lindsay

@Mpho

what is your job i mean beside screaming on radio for papgeld ? did the man beg you to breed out of wedlock two children that you can't take care of?
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Sep 17, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

he he he he he he he he Polela my comrade six kids and I thought you were in the closet, jah neh!! Anyway you fall short to pay and you have the nerve to go on to live radio and mention such things, when you know Mpho is a loud mouth!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha for the first time ever a spokes person has no comment, I must say you errrd badly my comrade badly!!!!
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