SA Politics Thread Part 11: The GNU Normal

[ToxicBunny]

Anyway, there is no place for the mean old hag here.

So much of spinning..

 

[Inertia]

Like Mashele? I wonder how much did the DA pay him.

But it doesn't matter what journalists left of centre say, we know the DA's is not winning Joburg, with or without Zille.

Let’s check out some of your other worldly predictions:

 

[Next Thing]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945507835694956789

Why do they need to agree. Something like this should be a prerequisite

 

[TheChamp]

Why do they need to agree. Something like this should be a prerequisite

It's the law, you need their consent.

 

[Next Thing]

The place shall be clean.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945490324928770141

Wasnt there always police helis in jhb. I remember them years ago and saw them in the morning when jhb was my daily run

 

[Next Thing]

It's the law, you need their consent.

Not if it's a prerequisite. Looks like it is mandatory. I found the official gov guide for provincial and national. Will look at it later. Considering this is the cabinet, it should be easy as they are not allowed to have other jobs

 

[TheChamp]

Wasnt there always police helis in jhb. I remember them years ago and saw them in the morning when jhb was my daily run

Depends which police you are referring to.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

Anyway, there is no place for the mean old hag here.

You wont be like that once you taste her pap...

Brings all the boys to the yard...

 

[Nom Chompsky]

The two interesting by-election results. IFP retain a ward which they won in 2021 but where MK came first in 2024.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945621419414495372

DA hold on to a marginal NMB ward despite Gayton probably bribing the electorate. His bribes just weren't enough this time.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945636417138221386

 

[TheChamp]

The two interesting by-election results. IFP retain a ward which they won in 2021 but where MK came first in 2024.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945621419414495372

DA hold on to a marginal NMB ward despite Gayton probably bribing the electorate. His bribes just weren't enough this time.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945636417138221386

From 62% to 47%? Ku rough mos?

The PA is truly doing the Lord's work.

 

[TheChamp]

In other news the SACP got 1% in the other interesting by election.

 

[ToxicBunny]

From 62% to 47%? Ku rough mos?

The PA is truly doing the Lord's work.

That they are, I mean the ANC lost more of a percentage of their original vote than the DA did.

 

[TheChamp]

That they are, I mean the ANC lost more of a percentage of their original vote than the DA did.

Reasonable explanation.

 

[Nom Chompsky]

From 62% to 47%? Ku rough mos?

The PA is truly doing the Lord's work.

Nope. The DA expects to lose some of its coloured supporters to the PA but it's about mitigating those losses which they did very well here. You don't get an award for coming 2nd place where wards are concerned.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Reasonable explanation.

No, bold fact.

 

[TheChamp]

Turnout was very decent in all wards, a true reflection compared to the 16% turnout one the DA was shouting about.

 

[TheChamp]

Nope. The DA expects to lose some of its coloured supporters to the PA but it's about mitigating those losses which they did very well here. You don't get an award for coming 2nd place where wards are concerned.

It's forever declining, it has even declined from what they got in 2024.

The DA is a party in distress, the gangster is dealing with them nicely.

 

[ToxicBunny]

It's forever declining, it has even declined from what they got in 2024.

The DA is a party in distress, the gangster is dealing with them nicely.

The DA might be a party in distress to some degree

The ANC is a party in absolute freefall though.

 

[TheChamp]

The DA might be a party in distress to some degree

The ANC is a party in absolute freefall though.

The ANC gained a ward yesterday, the numbers don't lie mnganam, retaining the wards you already had with a reduced majority means you are declining, gaining new wards means you are surging, as my good friend Mustafa would say.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945606809403752934

 

[ToxicBunny]

The ANC gained a ward yesterday, the numbers don't lie mnganam, retaining the wards you already had with a reduced majority means you are declining, gaining new wards means you are surging, as my good friend Mustafa would say.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945606809403752934

Surging would be a reach there Champy,

When your options are the ANC, PAC, Al-Jamah and a random independent basically all the choices are crap.
But also that ward happens to be part of the Amathole district municipality, which further confirms the fact that the ANC is becoming a rural party at a rapid rate.