SA Politics Thread Part 10 : The GNU Has Crashed

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Major Boredom said:
You just don't get it

It strengthens the overall case. Look past the alphabet soup
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Sounds like it. I’m okay with pretending I’m eating a juicy steak, while knowing there is an elements of civil society that won’t let anything slide.

I still think we destined for doomsday, but I have faith that we’ll weather it just because SA is such a unique country, there is nothing like it in the world and that we have to suffer first to educate the stupid voters still voting for the same stupid people ****ing their lives up.
 
wingnut771 said:
What’s wrong with IFP then, didn’t they support this crap?
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Yeah, they backed the framework from the start. Why, I don't know. Dunno if it's either because they worry about KZN GPU, their positions in national GNU or if they for some reason think it was a good idea.
 
https://twitter.com/x/status/1916205772620386676
Not a bad idea, but "Engineer-General"? Really?

Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala says the department is fast-tracking the establishment of the Office of the Engineer-General to tighten regulation and ensure compliance with engineering standards across South Africa.

During the opening of the 2025 Construction Business and Project Management conference at the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business, Zikalala said the new office would be critical in overseeing major engineering projects vital for economic growth.

His comments come in the wake of the collapse of the George building in the Western Cape, which claimed 34 lives and injured 28 others, as well as a separate incident in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, where four construction workers died when an embankment collapsed.

"In the aftermath of the tragic George building collapse, we need to look to conferences like this to move beyond preaching about safety to ensuring that safety is vigorously enforced," said Zikalala.


He stressed the importance of innovation and sustainability in infrastructure development, calling for the industry to adopt green building designs and technology-driven solutions.


Earlier this month, Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane announced the suspension of five officials, including the National Home Builders Registration Council CEO, after a report exposed severe inspection failures at the George construction site.

The report highlighted that inspectors failed to verify builder registration, assess structural drawings, or accurately report dangerous site conditions.


Zikalala said that creating the Engineer-General's office would help bridge the gap between regulation and compliance, ensuring that tragedies like George did not occur again.

He pointed to the need for greater transformation in the construction sector, saying it was largely shaped by historic patterns of exclusion.

He added that rural communities were often underserved, while women and youth remained under-represented in construction jobs and leadership roles.

Zikalala said:

The sector must evolve to not just be more productive, but also more equitable.
He emphasised that public-private partnerships would be critical in achieving infrastructure goals, and insisted that policy should be seen as a catalyst for change rather than a constraint.

"Policy is the lever through which we can build a resilient infrastructure economy, an inclusive workforce, and a climate-conscious construction sector," he said.
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Sultan Mustafa said:
Yeah, they backed the framework from the start. Why, I don't know. Dunno if it's either because they worry about KZN GPU, their positions in national GNU or if they for some reason think it was a good idea.
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So much for DA/IFP alliance.

This is why I included IFP voters into the dumb voters category which makes up 67%+IFP+GOOD+PA whatever that is of all the voters, 75%?

Why should us counter-revolutionaries even bother playing the game?

I've been playing since 1994 and its made fokkal difference.

Bring on doomsday just so we can get this shitshow over with so we can start again out of the ashes like we did 300 years ago.
 
Sultan Mustafa said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1916205772620386676
Not a bad idea, but "Engineer-General"? Really?
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Just do your ****ing job Zikilala and then you won't have to write such a long essay.

Greater transformation? LOL, isn't the transformation that is already there the actual problem?

It's like transformation where the leccy meter reader transforms into an invisible entity. We pay salaries for no work, also have to pay consultants becausre the obnes in charge are ****ing clueless and need other people to do their job for them.
 
What are we looking at here? Another shadow GNU? Half a GNU? Any GNU? Where's the mighty IFP? Who's missing other than IFP/DA/FF?

It's also getting a bit much were all the parties colours are green and yellow.
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He looks tired. Didn't he say auctionsa will never partner up with ANC ever ever amen? Isn't that why they didn't join GNU when ANC was inviting absolutely everyone, I'm sure ASA were invited too?
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Where's Gayton? It's not like him to miss a chance to be on tv.
 
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wingnut771 said:
Feels like manufactured drama to me imho.
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The adjustment for us wasn't a headache. Easily able to adjust VAT on our backend, then pricing all increased to the next R99.99 while maintaining the same margin %.

The problem would've come in on 30 April after our doors closed. Everything would have to be relabelled. No digital price tags and each product is individually labelled, across multiple stores.

In fact, it has saved us a whole ton of work and overtime pay.
 
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