SA Politics Part 14 - The New Dawn turns to Dusk

TheChamp said:
It was always going to be like that, parties that make a big splash in the first election will either grow by a small margin or drop in the second election, also happened with COPE and the EFF.

Areas outside of KZN and GP would be the first to feel the impact, which for local elections won't make much of a difference, tribalism will still be enough to see them being a big player in Joburg, Ekurhuleni and many parts of KZN.
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True, they have a high base, but according to the Sunday Times, they don't even have money for a local manifesto launch. Given it's obvious that turnout will be lower in 2026 than 2024, it does mean parties have to expend more resources to get (their) voters to the polls. There was some stuff going around that MK would get a majority in eThekwini but I'm comfortable, even this far out, to say that won't happen anymore.
 
Nom Chompsky said:
True, they have a high base, but according to the Sunday Times, they don't even have money for a local manifesto launch. Given it's obvious that turnout will be lower in 2026 than 2024, it does mean parties have to expend more resources to get (their) voters to the polls. There was some stuff going around that MK would get a majority in eThekwini but I'm comfortable, even this far out, to say that won't happen anymore.
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Money problems and the thing about councillor lists and aggrieved people who were left out as well as Zuma firing people when he wakes up in a bad mood, there is also that issue of Dudu selling other people's children to Russia.

Safe to say things are now very different to how they were in 2024 when everyone was going crazy about Gwaza Mkhonto. But the tribal pull will still be significant enough to ensure they remain a player in KZN and GP.
 
From the Daily Disappointment on FB...

Happy 1st Anniversary to the Peak of South African Prime-Time Entertainment​

The Madlanga Commission is officially marking one year of public testimony, and we genuinely need to celebrate it. Several witnesses later, it remains the undisputed highlight of local broadcasting.

Forget Netflix. Nothing beats watching grown men in tailored suits suffer from sudden, catastrophic amnesia the moment they step up to the microphone.

We have witnessed absolute theatrical brilliance over the last twelve months. We watched a certain politician on leave try to claim he shut down a crucial task team over "budget constraints" and a work study, only for the commission to read the actual document out loud and prove he completely made it up.

We watched alleged crime bosses caught holding official government disbandment letters like they were promotional flyers, while swearing under oath they have never met a politician or handed over a single cent of campaign cash.

Then you have the shady "middlemen" begging gangsters for money, and senior police officers accusing each other of setting up hit squads and framing rivals. The level of creative fiction coming off that witness stand deserves an international award.

The best part? The spectacle is far from over. The commission is set to return this Tuesday, in just two days, to serve up another fresh round of cross-examinations and nervous sweating.

Grab your popcorn. If there is one thing our public sector excels at, it is providing world class drama under oath.

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