The SA Politics Thread Part 3

[TheChamp]

Faked image?

Yeah, that's fake news.

 

[Temujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1639653940970106886

 

[Jam Sandwich]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1639653940970106886

Soon be needing armed guards on trucks...To protect the goods from the starving masses...
(Gwede wannabe)

 

[JuliusSeizure]

Malema doing Malema things again.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1639930246685159424

Did he say this though?

Sounds like BS.

To be fair to him, he has said he has no issue with whites and Indians who are not racist according to his view.

 

[The_Librarian]

Going to be interesting if his followers all think that is true and they really do resign and expect him to pay...

 

[TheChamp]

I knew it was fake when it referred to the Commander as Malema.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

I knew it was fake when it referred to the Commander as Malema.

I looked at who posted it. Different ways to reach conclusions.

 

[TheChamp]

I looked at who posted it. Different ways to reach conclusions.

Yeah, not too familiar with the Twitter crowd.

 

[3WA]

I looked at who posted it. Different ways to reach conclusions.

I knew it was fake when i read “EFF will give you money”.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Yeah, not too familiar with the Twitter crowd.

One would think mod would not try to post fake links. /shrugs

 

[Priapus]

I knew it was fake when i read “EFF will give you money”.

The last line was also a dead give away.

 

[R13...]

One would think mod would not try to post fake links. /shrugs

Mods are unfortunately just as human as the rest of us and not immune to believing Facebook, WhatsApp group shares, etc.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Mods are unfortunately just as human as the rest of us and not immune to believing Facebook, WhatsApp group shares, etc.

And what if there is a systematic pattern of such posts, then it is normal for a Moderator ?

 

[R13...]

And what if there is a systematic pattern of such posts, then it is normal for a Moderator ?

I think take the moderator part out of it. People are quicker to believe stuff that supports their prejudices being internet literate doesn't seem to actually make people more critical, the opposite can happen.

 

[Agent67]

Minnows on a tightrope: Cope is no-hope for SA democracy

The Congress of the People is on its last legs, and may not survive next year’s elections. It’s very likely that its disintegration, which has already had a destabilising impact on at least two metros…

www.dailymaverick.co.za

 

[TheChamp]

City of Tshwane still does not have a mayor

Since the resignation of Randall Williams as Tshwane’s executive mayor on the 13 February, the municipality has not had a mayoral committee.

ewn.co.za

 

[Agent67]

City of Tshwane still does not have a mayor

Since the resignation of Randall Williams as Tshwane’s executive mayor on the 13 February, the municipality has not had a mayoral committee.

ewn.co.za

Isn't the mayoral election tomorrow and the speaker election today?

 

[ShaunSA]

Minnows on a tightrope: Cope is no-hope for SA democracy

The Congress of the People is on its last legs, and may not survive next year’s elections. It’s very likely that its disintegration, which has already had a destabilising impact on at least two metros…

www.dailymaverick.co.za

This decline carries many warnings – primarily one of how chaos in a party can, and probably will, cause huge damage to South African democracy. DM

If our democracy is that fragile it deserves to crash and burn

 

[TheChamp]

Isn't the mayoral election tomorrow and the speaker election today?

Speaker vote of no confidence, not sure about the dates, just going with what is reported.

 

[ToxicBunny]

If our democracy is that fragile it deserves to crash and burn

Eikona wena...

Don't do that ffs, you know the ANC likes a bit of a "Hold my beer" moment.