Zuma proclaims election date

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President Jacob Zuma has proclaimed May 7 as the date for the national elections, the presidency said on Friday.


Source : Sapa /gq/dm/hdw
Date : 07 Feb 2014 12:14
 
Garyvdh said:
President Jacob Zuma has proclaimed May 7 as the date for the national elections, the presidency said on Friday.


Source : Sapa /gq/dm/hdw
Date : 07 Feb 2014 12:14
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Thank God.

Maybe all the unrest will stop than.
 
That's the Wednesday after a nice long run of public holidays.

But who on Earth "proclaims" an election date?

Someone who thinks he's king, that's who.

An ordinary President would "announce" it.
 
Aquila ka Hecate said:
That's the Wednesday after a nice long run of public holidays.

But who on Earth "proclaims" an election date?

Someone who thinks he's king, that's who.

An ordinary President would "announce" it.
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:wtf:

proclaim
prəˈkleɪm/
verb
verb: proclaim; 3rd person present: proclaims; past tense: proclaimed; past participle: proclaimed; gerund or present participle: proclaiming

1.
announce officially or publicly.
"the government's chief scientific adviser proclaimed that the epidemic was under control"
declare officially or publicly to be.
"he proclaimed King James II as King of England"
synonyms: declare, announce, pronounce, state, make known, give out, advertise, publish, broadcast, promulgate, trumpet, blazon, blaze, shout something from the rooftops; More
profess, assert, maintain, protest
"four of the five men arrested proclaimed their innocence"
declare, pronounce, announce
"he proclaimed himself president"
say something emphatically; declare.
"she proclaimed that what I had said was untrue"
2.
indicate clearly.
"his high, intelligent forehead proclaimed a strength of mind that was almost tangible"
 
Aquila ka Hecate said:
That's the Wednesday after a nice long run of public holidays.

But who on Earth "proclaims" an election date?

Someone who thinks he's king, that's who.

An ordinary President would "announce" it.
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proclaim
prəˈkleɪm/Submit
verb
1.
announce officially or publicly.
 
joelus said:
:wtf:

proclaim
prəˈkleɪm/
verb
verb: proclaim; 3rd person present: proclaims; past tense: proclaimed; past participle: proclaimed; gerund or present participle: proclaiming

1.
announce officially or publicly.
"the government's chief scientific adviser proclaimed that the epidemic was under control"
declare officially or publicly to be.
"he proclaimed King James II as King of England"
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Lol, beat me to it.
 
joelus said:
:wtf:

proclaim
prəˈkleɪm/
verb
verb: proclaim; 3rd person present: proclaims; past tense: proclaimed; past participle: proclaimed; gerund or present participle: proclaiming

1.
announce officially or publicly.
"the government's chief scientific adviser proclaimed that the epidemic was under control"
declare officially or publicly to be.
"he proclaimed King James II as King of England"
synonyms: declare, announce, pronounce, state, make known, give out, advertise, publish, broadcast, promulgate, trumpet, blazon, blaze, shout something from the rooftops; More
profess, assert, maintain, protest
"four of the five men arrested proclaimed their innocence"
declare, pronounce, announce
"he proclaimed himself president"
say something emphatically; declare.
"she proclaimed that what I had said was untrue"
2.
indicate clearly.
"his high, intelligent forehead proclaimed a strength of mind that was almost tangible"
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Yes, yes, I know already.
It's the psycho-semantic connotation of the word I'm getting at.
 
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The fifth national general elections will be held on May 7, President Jacob Zuma announced on Friday.

"These are historic elections as they take place during the 20th anniversary of our freedom from apartheid bondage," Zuma said in a statement.

"After consulting with the IEC, I would like to inform the South African people locally and abroad that the fifth national general elections in the Republic of South Africa will be held on the 7th of May 2014, throughout the country."

Zuma said he met the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and premiers on Thursday.

He was satisfied that the IEC preparations were at an advanced stage.

The elections would provide an opportunity to further consolidate democracy and freedom, said Zuma.

"Our country is a much better place to live in now than before 1994, because of the participation and contribution of South Africans. We must continue participating in building our country," said Zuma.

"I therefore remind all our people to go out in their thousands to register to vote this weekend, on the 8th and 9th of February. This is the last registration period for this election and nobody must miss this opportunity."

Zuma urged the youth to vote and said they should take the benefits of freedom forward.

The electoral term of the present government would come to an end on April 22.

Zuma said he was proud of the manner in which government adhered to the constitutional and democratic processes in the country.

"We have worked hard to build a peaceful and stable South Africa from the ruins of apartheid violence, divisions and hatred," he said.

"Let us make this a vibrant, robust, exciting, peaceful and most successful election, and maintain our track record of successful elections."


Source : Sapa /dm/ar/jk
Date : 07 Feb 2014 12:59
 
"We have worked hard to build a peaceful and stable South Africa from the ruins of apartheid violence, divisions and hatred," he said.
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How in the Hell can he say this with a straight face?
 
joelus said:
Must be a psycho-semantic connotation that only you have...
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The phrase, "...because you proclaim to know...", kind of leads me to the same connotation. Proclaim is normally used in a sense of authority on a matter. I proclaim to know this, or I proclaim that...

Enough with your facetiousness :p the man has a valid point I think. Though we have settled on the fact that it wasn't the intention nor the correct definition/association of the word.
 
CL-West said:
How in the Hell can he say this with a straight face?
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He reads one word at a time (slowly), not really knowing where his speech writers will take him. Nor does he care to even understand it either.
 
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