Springbok Siya Kolisi Rejects Proposal To Be President, Says Politics Is Not for Him

Springbok Siya Kolisi Rejects Proposal To Be President, Says Politics Is Not for Him

  • Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has rejected the idea of being president of South Africa
  • The star shared that a career in politics is not for him and that he will instead focus on his foundation
  • He also shared that South Africa is sadly the number one country in the world in terms of gender-based violence (GBV)
Siya Kolisi said he doesn't want to be the president.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said politics aren't for him. Image: @siyakolisi
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The dust has settled following the exhausting country-wide trophy parade tour. Siya Kolisi has been presented with a proposal to become the next president of SA.

Siya Kolisi rejects the proposal to become president

After being welcomed to his new team in France, Racing 92 and having announced that after the tournament, he will be permanently relocating to Paris. The former Springboks captain has rejected calls to run for president, saying that politics aren't for him.

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According to Daily Mail, the star shared that he would rather focus on his foundation than involve himself in politics. He says that Mzansi, being the number one country in the world with high stats of GBV, witnessed his mother and aunt being abused in the past.

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He said:

"Political involvement? Not my scene. My focus is on my foundation. I recently visited New York to engage in fundraising activities for it. Sadly, South Africa holds the unfortunate top spot in global gender-based violence statistics. The issue hits close to home, with my aunt and mother being the first individuals I knew who faced abuse.
"In my community, witnessing such incidents occurs so frequently that it starts to feel commonplace. It's concerning to become desensitised to such occurrences. Disagreements between men and women often escalate into physical altercations, as there is a prevailing trend of men not expressing themselves verbally."

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