The SA Politics Thread Part 3

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The Capitec guy and the others, I can't recall them off the top of my head, but the list is published quarterly, you should be able to get something from a Google search.
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Yeah, it's him and I think some funders from Germany and Denmark too, there could be more but I can't remember more of them from the top of my head.
 
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Pretoria north residents clean area after City fails with service delivery | The Citizen

Last year, local estate agent Quentin Meyer started #onssalself to clean up the streets of Pretoria North after he came across a post of raw bones dumped in a field.
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Residents in the north of Pretoria said they have lost faith in the City of Tshwane and have taken service delivery into their own hands by repairing roads and removing rubbish from streets.

Last year, local estate agent Quentin Meyer started #onssalself to clean up the streets of Pretoria North after he came across a post of raw bones dumped in a field.
 
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DA race for leadership starts to take shape | City Press

With less than a month to go before the nomination process for the DA leadership closes, the race for the top position is gaining momentum, with members intensifying their lobbying.
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While former City of Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse has indicated that she will challenge incumbent John Steenhuisen for the federal leader position – an announcement that took many people by surprise – more people are expected to vie for the post before the nomination closing date of March 13.
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The more the merrier I guess. Btw does anyone know how it works in their elections, is it simple first-past-the-post or is it a two-round system if there are more than two candidates?

Some interesting tidbits:
Sources believe Msimanga, who supported Mbali Ntuli in the last election, wants Steenhuisen’s camp to guarantee him their support in his quest for the Gauteng provincial chairperson’s position before he endorses him as leader of the party.
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Some DA members believe that Phalatse is campaigning in the media, but she has not travelled to any regions around the country.

“It was bold of her to challenge John. She’s ambitious, but she doesn’t have a national footprint and support. She doesn’t even have support in the province [Gauteng].

“She was chosen as mayor not because she was the leader in her region, but as a compromise. We’re wondering where her support will come from,” said a source, adding that Phalatse had never held a leadership position in the DA.

“She’s never been a branch, regional or provincial chairperson. She was a mayor for only eight months.” Another source said:
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Initially, she wanted to challenge Msimanga, but she changed her mind to go for Steenhuisen.
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So the OG plan was to contest for DA GP Leader?

Several names have been lobbied for the federal chairperson’s position, which is currently occupied by Ivan Meyer.

Those names include Helen Zille, who told City Press two weeks ago that she was still considering whether to stand for the federal council chairperson’s position, as well as Refiloe Nt’sekhe and Mike Moriarty.
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So is Gogo considering stepping down as DA SG and rather going for federal chairperson? Ok.

Three additional names have emerged to contest for the positions of the deputies, which are currently occupied by Nt’sekhe, Anton Bredell from the Western Cape and Jacques Smalle from Limpopo.

A source said that, should they decide to stand again for the same positions, they will have to face the challenge of KwaZulu-Natal member of the provincial legislature Shehana Kajee, Meyer and Natasha Mazzone.
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