Extra public holiday for South Africa – with the date officially declared

[BusinessTech]

Extra public holiday for South Africa – with the date officially declared

President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially declared South Africa's local government election day, 4 November, as a public holiday.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

Yay! Bike riding day.....

 

[Nom Chompsky]

Yay! Bike riding day.....

Heart palpitations day for @TheChamp - or is that the day after?!

 

[Jam Sandwich]

Heart palpitations day for @TheChamp - or is that the day after?!

Its braai and beer day for Champy as well....

 

[ShaunSA]

Friday or Monday would have been better

 

[ShaunSA]

Heart palpitations day for @TheChamp - or is that the day after?!

It will take a while for results to trickle in. By the weekend he will be MIA

Then resurrect January 2027

 

[porchrat]

Friday or Monday would have been better

If they make it Monday half the country will be too hung over to bother to show up.

I suppose not a terrible loss. My queues would be shorter.

 

[ShaunSA]

If they make it Monday half the country will be too hung over to bother to show up.

I suppose not a terrible loss. My queues would be shorter.

Friday then. They get to vote then suip it up

 

[Kosmik]

Friday or Monday would have been better

Voting is always a Wednesday if I recall. At least its one day now only.

 

[Athos]

Voting is always a Wednesday if I recall. At least its one day now only.

because they know if it is a Monday or a Friday everyone will just go away for the long weekend instead of voting.

 

[ShaunSA]

because they know if it is a Monday or a Friday everyone will just go away for the long weekend instead of voting.

Not everyone. The die hard sheep will go stand, queue and vote for their cult of choice

 

[bwana]

It's not a holiday - it's a day of democracy.

 

[neoprema]

It's not a holiday - it's a day of demtheftocracy.

ftfy

 

[Brian_G]

ftfy

Nah, he's right, this time it really is.

 

[ToxicBunny]

It's not a holiday - it's a day of democracy.

It's a day of 10 minutes of democracy and then braai and dop.

 

[bwana]

It's a day of 10 minutes of democracy and then braai and dop.

If that's all the time it takes you then all the more power to you. Enjoy the rest of the day off

I can almost guarantee you there will be others queuing for much longer.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Friday then. They get to vote then suip it up

it's on "klein Saterdag", there will be booze in any event, then also the next day for phuza Thursday and the day after rolling into the actual weekend

whatever you do, don't rely on high productivity at work on the 5th or 6th of November ...

 

[ToxicBunny]

If that's all the time it takes you then all the more power to you. Enjoy the rest of the day off

I can almost guarantee you there will be others queuing for much longer.

Without a doubt yeah.

In that were the case, I'd end up taking a portable braai