The SA Politics Thread Part 6

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Mike Hoxbig said:
Pretty much what we were expecting...


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WRAP | COMMENT: Ramaphosa ‘abuses’ national address to cynically campaign for the ANC | News24

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Sunday ahead of the general elections this week.
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ShaunSA said:
Surprise surprise
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The_Right_Honourable_Brit said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1794768082629709845
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Mike Hoxbig said:
Like the NHI, the own goal will be spectacular...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794769033595703782
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Exactly. Watched it myself, waffled on and on about "achievements of the 6th administration", etc, etc.

A clear last-ditch effort and abuse of power to promote the gov. As expected.

But of course, we South Africans moan about everything... mos.
 
Garson007 said:
BOSA, Rize and ASA come up for me. Don't think it's a good survey though. It doesn't dive down into the policy details I would have liked.
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Many on the socials got the same results as that. BOSA, RISE, ASA or COPE...

Raised a red flag for me...
 
DentistGuy said:
'DA Federal Council chairperson Helen Zille says the official opposition is not ruling out the possibility of going into coalition with the ANC because it will not outright win the national elections this coming Wednesday.'

-Did the Multiparty charter people see this?
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No, you best forward it to them.
 
Anyone who can read between the lines knows that was an electioneering speech. Nothing more, nothing less.

The past week or two we've seen an ANC desperate and on its knees. Televising Bill signings, an abuse of power by the Pres...

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Garson007 said:
I will always find it hilarious when people feign indignation when politicians show they have flexible loyalty. That's democracy. Always has been. Always will be. The alternative is a Monarch.
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Its more the issue of hypocrisy. Campaigning the ANC is the big evil but then being willing to climb in bed with them doesn't square for most people.
 
stefan9 said:
Its more the issue of hypocrisy. Campaigning the ANC is the big evil but then being willing to climb in bed with them doesn't square for most people.
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Also looks like they admitting that the moonshot has imploded.
 
Priapus said:
And what will you say when ANC looses its majority?

When you look like a conspiracy nut job..
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They'll have coalitions and probably make up the same or bigger force, probably bigger, likely some more drastic changes need to be made in light of global events, we are not Western, democracy is western garbage.
 
DentistGuy said:
I missed this. Hilarious. Steenhuisen shouldn't have just used Google translate.

He probably wanted to say something else but ended up saying 'Shoot traditional healers'.

What a moron.*Face Palm.

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Linguistic divide.

Dubula inyanga means "shoot the moon" in Xhosa. But in Zulu, it means "shoot the traditional healer/moon".
 
BlackStatic said:
They'll have coalitions and probably make up the same or bigger force, probably bigger, likely some more drastic changes need to be made in light of global events, we are not Western, democracy is western garbage.
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You’re deflecting.

If the elections are going to be rigged. Why would the ANC let themselves fall below 50%?
 
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