Journalist at Large: Ex Daily Maverick, Mail &Guardian, Sunday Times
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined September 2015
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JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
I really feel sorry for people who vote for ActionSA not knowing what it stands for ...
most south Africans they dont read .. they dont know that they wouldn't occupy high positions if it was not for BEE
Thuso .. Anele .. Tshidi .. malema
JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
I am appealing to any lift servicing company in Bulawayo to engage the management at Mpilo Central Hospital, so that the broken lift can be assessed and repaired. I will pay for the work from my own pocket.
Mpilo serves Bulawayo and the whole southern region of our country. Sick and elderly patients, pregnant women and people recovering from surgery should not be forced to struggle up and down stairs because a lift is not working.
Let us just fix things in our country and deal with the politics another day. Patients cannot wait for politicians to agree.
My offer is open ended. If you are a qualified lift company, or you know one in Bulawayo, please get in touch with me so that we can get this done. [email protected]
JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
SOUTH AFRICA RETURNS TO THE SENIOR WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS AFTER 15 YEARS! 🇿🇦
An incredible achievement by Gian-Quen Isaacs, who secured her qualification following an outstanding performance in Bulgaria this weekend.
In March 2027, Gian-Quen will proudly represent South Africa at the Senior World Championships in Finland.
We are immensely proud of Gian, her hard work, dedication and determination. Congratulations on taking South African figure skating to new heights!
Onwards and upwards, South Africa 🇿🇦
#TeamSA
JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
Two nominations for the award winning Clement Manyathela Show at @SARadioAwards. Best Talk Show and Best News and Current Affairs show. The team is grateful. 🙏🏿
JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
A church fundraiser with @DOJCD_ZA logo?
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JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
In the ward that I live I’ve had four of my friends as my councillor @warwickchapman , then Nicole Graham, then @mabulous then @Sakhilemngadi I’ve really had it good shem. This year I voted for the incumbent DA councillor for the ward but I voted Action SA @Action4SA for PR because another friend of mine @Zwakelem consistently drives good issues in council and is very experienced at holding the executive to account.
JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
What I'm about to say is NOT insightful. It's plain commonsense:
When an academic advances a point with which you disagree, he doesn't thereby become a "sham intellectual" (whatever that means). He remains an intellectual with whom you disagree on a point. Engage with the point
JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
I have some thoughts.
I cannot stand this narrative. It grinds my tits. Herman Mashaba, the angry black refusing to submit.
All he has said is that he does not trust the DA given how many times the party has stabbed him and ActionSA in the back. That is a perfectly rational reaction on both a personal and political level. From his perspective, as I understand it, he sees it as foolhardy, and irresponsible, to trust the DA when it has proven untrustworthy to him and his party. Why would he enter a coalition with a partner he does not trust to keep it stable, when instability is part of why Joburg in particular collapsed? The unfairness. The racial troping. The gaslighting. I f’ing hate it.
Personally? I think the DA has matured as a coalition partner. The GNU experience as a junior partner taught some humility. Will it still treat its coalition partners horribly? I don’t know. I’d err on cautious hope. Will it still backstab? I don’t know. I’d err on cautious hope. Would I trust it? Well, trust is a very personal thing isn’t it? It is a tally of events and experiences. Different parties have had different experiences with it. Different people have had different experiences with it. Tough to call. We are all human. So. I don’t know.
And I think you forget politicians are humans and bleed and feel the same way you do. It would be irrational not to expect human emotion.
You also put too much hope in selflessness in politics, a vocation that is, by nature, driven by self-interest. Adjust your expectations and spare yourself disappintment. This. Is. Politics.
Dr Ivor Blumenthal warns that Herman Mashaba’s hostility towards the DA threatens ActionSA’s future and the prospects of stable coalition government in Gauteng’s metros.
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@MYANC is this REALLY how you go out? Really? Are you listening to this? SHUT HIM UP!!!!
(PS - I apologize profusely for not crediting the creator of this video. It was sent to me on WhatsApp and sender picked it up on X, owner not stated. I'd be happy to repost, with a credit once that is shared with me.)
JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
Got to appreciate the political maturity that is lacking or non-existent in many part of the African continent.
Of course, not letting off the hook, the bad apples reported having committed heinous political violence in SA.
Wishing the worst for them.
JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
The historic significance of this moment cannot be underestimated, regardless of the number of voters. This is a defining moment that will be remembered for generations to come. Well Done, @DereleenJ and Team!!
#ReimagineCapeTown
JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
As many smart people have said (@Jonathan_Moakes, @DawieScholtz, Dr Mbete), erstwhile ANC voters did not stay at home. They came out and voted for other parties, with profound implications for modelling future voter behaviour.
JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
Alexandra finally starting to come in:
Tent at Juskei Park:
ANC 29% (-26)
ActionSA 25% (+7)
DA 17% (+11)
MK 11% (+11)
EFF 7% (-9)
Turnout 50% (+8)
ANC coming in a little stronger, DA a little stronger and ActionSA a little weaker than Soweto. But still roughly in line.
JessicaBezuidenhout retweeted
South Africa’s incredible shrinking ANC ft.trib.al/yjXNkCy | opinion
