SA Politics Thread Part 12

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2010287510837166192

 

[FiestaST]

Another yup from me:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2010325740383019233

 

[Agent67]

It is unfortunate that stupid shyte like this becomes a public spat, and it will have SOME impact, but I'd tend towards the some impact being largely negligible, its merely an excuse for those who dislike the DA to have a bit of a rant about how bad/poor/whatever they are like Champy over there.

Miniscule impact IMO

 

[Agent67]

Is that a good thing though?

IDK, tbh I'd prefer someone new atm, but on the other hand we're going into LGEs, so Idk if there should be radical leadership change either.

 

[Mariner]

Another yup from me:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2010325740383019233

@TheChamp , Which are you? 1 or 2?

 

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

USA wants Greenland while SA wants Groenewald.

Eish, you spoiled my joke:

Dammit Gareth, I said Groenewald, not Groenland!

 

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

Gareth comes across as a bit of an idiot with this twit.

Imagine paying people R1.65 mil and they stay exactly where they are and keep what they have for expropriation. Eish! Where do I sign up!

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2010279362298511744

 

[TheChamp]

No, it's not. They are separate organisations. As is AgriForum. Get your apology ready.

I know you are slow but sometimes you still shock me.

 

[Mariner]

I know you are slow but sometimes you still shock me.

Denial shouldn't cloud your judgment.

 

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

I know you are slow but sometimes you still shock me.

We know you're so fast, wisdom is still trying to catch you.

 

[Vrotappel]

 

[ForceFate]

Denial shouldn't cloud your judgment.

I think what he means is that people informally created some form pf portmanteau. You and I certainly aren't familiar with the word Afrisol in this context.

 

[Mariner]

Maritime flags and national flags used on ships have Inglefield Clips attached to them. The flag has a clip on top with a lanyard and a clip on the bottom. Therefore, it's rather difficult to fly a maritime flag upside down. Unless the Russians have never heard of Inglefield Clips.

 

[Vrotappel]

Maritime flags and national flags used on ships have Inglefield Clips attached to them. The flag has a clip on top with a lanyard and a clip on the bottom. Therefore, it's rather difficult to fly a maritime flag upside down. Unless the Russians have never heard of Inglefield Clips.

Somehow they did it.

 

[Mariner]

Somehow they did it.

Oh, it can be hoisted upside down. It just takes a special kind of stupid not to realise it is being hoisted upside down.

 

[Vox Populi Vox Dei]

Cyril is more honest than Champy here.

Ramaphosa admits ANC failings as municipal elections loom

Acknowledges that weaknesses in governance, service delivery and economic growth have alienated citizens.

www.moneyweb.co.za

President Cyril Ramaphosa lectured his African National Congress (ANC) party for failing to meet the basic needs of many South Africans as it prepares to face crucial municipal elections within the next year.

Addressing a half-empty stadium with a capacity of just 20 000 in the country’s North West province, Ramaphosa listed a litany of issues ailing the country, many of them acute in areas led by the ANC.

They range from dysfunctional municipalities and a lack of basic services to chronic unemployment and rampant crime.

“Our own weaknesses and failures in service delivery, governance, the slow pace of economic growth and high levels of unemployment have demoralised and alienated many individuals and communities,” he said.

“We cannot blame our people if they question whether our democracy, our Constitution, our economy and indeed the ANC and the alliance really work for them.”

 

[ToxicBunny]

But he is also as deluded as Champy though

Ramaphosa vows decisive action in 2026 to revive ailing municipalities or face voters’ wrath

Fixing local government is the ANC’s strategy to stop voter decline. …

www.dailymaverick.co.za

 

[TheChamp]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2010338835155001635

 

[garyc]

But he is also as deluded as Champy though

Ramaphosa vows decisive action in 2026 to revive ailing municipalities or face voters’ wrath

Fixing local government is the ANC’s strategy to stop voter decline. …

www.dailymaverick.co.za

This article gives the impression that the ANC is preparing for the next election by moving the blame for any failures down to the local municipalities.