SA Politics Part 14 - The New Dawn turns to Dusk

[Nom Chompsky]

Makes sense I guess. You have to be on the ballot to get any votes and if there is nobody else to vote for even a few votes would win.

But investing resources means they think have a chance, which I personally don't think they do, especially Port St. Johns and Ingquza Hill (<5 % for each). More fertile ground in Sunday River Valley & Walter Sisulu municipalities with a solid 20% in each, but again, that is probably close to the max vote they will get given the demographics of the area. There is an obvious assumption that the DA think they can obtain some of the vote that previously went to the ANC. How true is that though?

 

[PlanesTrainsAutomobiles]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2107770172891385930

Declare a state of energy emergency and drill for oil and/or gas.

It's not ****ing rocket science.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

Declare a state of energy emergency and drill for oil and/or gas.

We need to borrow that Zimbabwean chick who found oil in rocks some years ago..

 

[PlanesTrainsAutomobiles]

We need to borrow that Zimbabwean chick who found oil in rocks some years ago..

No.
Our oil and gas deposits are well documented, and many companies are ready and eager to proceed. However, some applications are blocked by "climate activists/environmentalists"

 

[ponder]

Silliers Brink playing tough guy is hilarious

@Sideshow Bob come explain baba

He's our ICE little man.

 

[ghaye]

No.
Our oil and gas deposits are well documented, and many companies are ready and eager to proceed. However, some applications are blocked by "climate activists/environmentalists"

I suspect more of it is blocked/delayed whilst they sort out how the money is going to flow to the cadres.

 

[wingnut771]

Declare a state of energy emergency and drill for oil and/or gas.

It's not ****ing rocket science.

We would need refineries.

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2107835348378357981

 

[PlanesTrainsAutomobiles]

We would need refineries.

Then we should build them. We've done it before.

 

[Scooby_Doo]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2107835348378357981

Early data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) for October 2026 shows that petrol and diesel prices are experiencing a massive under-recovery, which could result in another price hike this November.

Petrol is facing an under-recovery of R4.28 and R4.57 per litre, while diesel prices are set for an under-recovery of between R2.56 and R2.91 per litre.

This would put the price of both fuels at historic highs, with petrol and diesel reaching R34.82 per litre and R36.20 per litre, respectively.

 

[wingnut771]

Then we should build them. We've done it before.

Our government used to do a lot of things. There are 2 in durban just gathering dust because our new government wont spend the money upgrading them to new fuel quality so they sold it for R1.

 

[PlanesTrainsAutomobiles]

Our government used to do a lot of things. There are 2 in durban just gathering dust because our new government wont spend the money upgrading them to new fuel quality so they sold it for R1.
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Are they mothballed?

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Our government used to do a lot of things. There are 2 in durban just gathering dust because our new government wont spend the money upgrading them to new fuel quality so they sold it for R1.
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1. What money
2. Even if they spent money today - it will take years to come online.

 

[wingnut771]

Are they mothballed?

 

[wingnut771]

1. What money
2. Even if they spent money today - it will take years to come online.

Exactly. You don't need to convince me. Its @PlanesTrainsAutomobiles having difficulty.

 

[TheChamp]

Makes sense I guess. You have to be on the ballot to get any votes and if there is nobody else to vote for even a few votes would win.

If I remember correctly the analysis he is talking about showed that the DA was not even close in those municipalities, so they are going on hope more than sense.

 

[wingnut771]

If I remember correctly the analysis he is talking about showed that the DA was not even close in those municipalities, so they are going on hope more than sense.

Sounds hopeful. Maybe the petrol/grocery prices will make them vote DA or they all stay at home and only the DA voters come out.

 

[TheChamp]

Sounds hopeful. Maybe the petrol/grocery prices will make them vote DA or they all stay at home and only the DA voters come out.

If you are number 4 or 5, it honestly doesn't make any difference if all of your voters go out to vote, if the number 1 party isn't on the ballot, the second place party wins.

But the funders money must be spent, so there isn't a reason why they shouldn't take a chance here.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

If I remember correctly the analysis he is talking about showed that the DA was not even close in those municipalities, so they are going on hope more than sense.

But the funders money must be spent, so there isn't a reason why they shouldn't take a chance here.

You said it. European political parties have decided that DA must conquer EC. See below conclusion from our resident guide.

DA, EFF and ANC all get generous 'donations' from European political partiest, even their official 'loans' from Europe are tied into agenda 2030, 2040 and 2050, this is no secret.

 

[TheChamp]

Congratulations to the officer.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2107813523363426530