SA Politics Thread Part 10 : The GNU Has Crashed

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I hope the DA leaves the GNU. They tried it, it didn't work, and they're losing voters by appearing to be ANC lackeys
 
callvm said:
they're losing voters by appearing to be ANC lackeys
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Not really, except if you count the verkramptes.

But at this point, it is unsustainable because it is clear ANC thinks this is GNU 1 with Mandela and 65% of the vote...
 
TheChamp said:
Nothing is stopping the DA from redeploying Whitfield elsewhere, I have already mentioned the vacant Steenhuisen Chief of Staff position.
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Nope. According to Cabanac's interview on BizNews, he wasn't really doing much work in the last 3 months because Steenhuisen appointed an interim Chief of Staff who Cabanac believes is now the permanent one.
 
The_Right_Honourable_Brit said:
Nope. According to Cabanac's interview on BizNews, he wasn't really doing much work in the last 3 months because Steenhuisen appointed an interim Chief of Staff who Cabanac believes is now the permanent one.
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They can easily create a position out of thin air for Whitfield, remember how Winde suddenly needed an advisor just to accommodate Madikizela after lying about his qualifications?
 
Cray said:
Mp's get paid regardless of whether they are part of the GNU, or are you referring to something else?
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Yes, the DA's energy deputy Minister's Samantha Graham's daughter is employed in the office of the DM of trade and Industry, formerly Whitfield, and she is obviously not the only one as we know the DA does love employing friends and family even when they pretend to abhor the practice.

So the politicians will be fine but there are people who have build livelihoods around the jobs that were created from the GNU.
 
callvm said:
I hope the DA leaves the GNU. They tried it, it didn't work, and they're losing voters by appearing to be ANC lackeys
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The right thing for the DA is to leave the GNU today. Immediately call for a Vote of No Confidence in CR and also fresh and early elections.

But, on the other hand, the DA is the ANC. I do not expect them to do the right thing.
 
Brainrot said:
The right thing for the DA is to leave the GNU today. Immediately call for a Vote of No Confidence in CR and also fresh and early elections.

But, on the other hand, the DA is the ANC. I do not expect them to do the right thing.
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They can call for the Good Lord himself to come down from heaven to fix the country, what matters is whether they can achieve what they are calling for.
 
TheChamp said:
They can call for the Good Lord himself to come down from heaven to fix the country, what matters is whether they can achieve what they are calling for.
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Let's wait and see. Maybe, just maybe, we all will be talking about former president ramaphosa in a week from now.

A vote of no confidence will likely be supported by the majority of parties. CR will not survive this one.
 
Brainrot said:
The right thing for the DA is to leave the GNU today. Immediately call for a Vote of No Confidence in CR and also fresh and early elections.

But, on the other hand, the DA is the ANC. I do not expect them to do the right thing.
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Conditions are not right for a snap election and I don't believe they can be called willy-nilly.
 
TheChamp said:
What qualifications do you need for the position?
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I found an advertisement for the DPME post (I imagine it is pretty similar across departments):


National Diploma in Politics/administration (NQF level 6) with minimum of 3
years’ experience in Ministry operations
Plus the following key competencies:
Knowledge of: Public Service Act. Public Service. Broad Knowledge and
understanding of the functional areas covered by executive authority’s
portfolio. Working knowledge of political and parliamentary processes in South
Africa. Skills: Computer Literacy. Communication skills (verbal and written).
Creative and Innovation. Interpersonal and Analytical skills Thinking Demand:
Logical. Creativity/ innovative thinker. Objective. Accurate. Diplomatic
 
Brainrot said:
Let's wait and see. Maybe, just maybe, we all will be talking about former president ramaphosa in a week from now.

A vote of no confidence will likely be supported by the majority of parties. CR will not survive this one.
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Who do you think will replace Cyril?
 
wingnut771 said:
Who do you think will replace Cyril?
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I do not know. Could be anyone. But, a successful vote of no confidence will likely be followed by a call for early elections. Who ever gets appointed in the interim will be irrelevant. The only question is, in the event of an early election in the next 3-6 months, will the ANC still get 30%?
 
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