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Mary retweeted
What are they hiding at the Alexander Reservoir?
Yesterday we went to the reservoir in Kensington, where we were prevented from going inside the premises to hold a briefing.
The ANC and smaller parties don’t want you to see the conditions of the city’s water infrastructure. We have a plan to fix it!
#BelieveInJoburg #Zille4Mayor
Mary retweeted
Had to drive 10km just to get water as we are almost with no water for 24 hours. Magalies Kruin water reservoir is completely empty. The garages have no more water. The water is almost sold out in these areas. Where are the water tankers? We have no water. Tomorrow it will be hell hot. How are we supposed to survive without any water??!!!
Mary retweeted
How can we get our rubbish collected in Joburg? @DadaMorero this is untenable.
Mary retweeted
Giraffe numbers crash 40% in 15yrs. But for some the 'right' to their 'sport' is more important...
#BanTrophyHunting
Mary retweeted
Almost ONE IN TWO Flying Squad vehicles in the North West is unavailable.
15 vehicles out of use. Just 17 operational.
That is the worst provincial availability rate in the country. In the Eastern Cape, more than one in three is unavailable. In Mpumalanga, almost one in three.
The SAPS Flying Squad is too often overlooked as a specialised unit. Yet these members are frequently on the frontline against the most dangerous violent criminals, racing to people who desperately need help.
Servicing is necessary. SAPS must plan for it and ensure that these units can still respond. The Minister and National Commissioner must explain how long vehicles have been unavailable, when they will return and what replacement capacity exists.
Our members need reliable vehicles. People in danger need help that can reach them.
A separate reply lists 88 of 207 allocated Flying Squad phone lines as non-operational. We are continuing to interrogate their purpose, the alternatives available and the actual impact on operational effectiveness.
IC
Mary retweeted
EXPOSED: R2.7 MILLION FOR MCHUNU’S LAWYERS WHILE TAXPAYERS FUND TWO POLICE MINISTERS
Taxpayers have already paid R2.7 million for Senzo Mchunu’s lawyers.
That comes on top of R3.16 million in remuneration for Mchunu while on special leave, and another R3.02 million for Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia.
Approximately R8.89 million in disclosed remuneration and legal costs. The salary figures only run to August 2026. And the latest parliamentary reply still does not disclose how much more legal funding has been approved or committed.
At SAPS’s advertised 2026 constable salary, that total equals more than 35 annual basic salaries, before benefits, training and operational costs.
During my May oversight visit, Khayelitsha’s Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit had 21 officials against an identified ideal of 43.
President Ramaphosa could relieve Mchunu of his Cabinet post while he remains an MP. Any entitlement to legal representation is a separate issue.
Keeping two ministerial pay packages running for one portfolio is a reckless use of taxpayers’ money. Citing policy does not make it responsible.
Ramaphosa must end this arrangement. Police and Justice must disclose the full bill and the limits on further legal spending.
IC
Mary retweeted
Un chasseur de trophées vient de tuer Voortrekker (Pionnier), le dernier grand éléphant des déserts du nord-ouest de Namibie. Il avait appris à son troupeau à creuser des puits, à faire des réserves d’eau. Sa mort laisse une famille de 20 éléphants orphelins. #BanTrophyHunting
Mary retweeted
This is Skye. He was lured out of Kruger National Park in South Africa a few weeks ago and illegally killed by JARED WHITWORTH from Kentucky during a safari hunt. Skye’s life was worth more than the amusement of a hunter. It’s time to #BanTrophyHunting once and for all!
Mary retweeted
Retweet if you think there should be a worldwide ban on trophy hunting.
#BanTrophyHunting
Mary retweeted
Wolves reportedly enter Finnish villages after Google clears 1,300 acres of forest for AI data centers
The large scale clearing has raised concerns about the impact on local wildlife, with residents reporting wolf sightings near populated areas
Same in South Africa!!
I called to cancel my health insurance because I couldn't afford the premium anymore.
The rep asked why I wanted to cancel.
I told her I'm paying $685 a month for a family plan with a $9,000 deductible.
That's $8,220 a year before I've even paid for a single doctor's visit, prescription, or emergency room bill.
So if someone in my family gets seriously sick, I'm still looking at thousands of dollars in medical expenses on top of the premiums I've already been paying all year.
I asked her what exactly I'm supposed to do with a plan like that.
She explained that the policy was designed to help cover eligible medical expenses after I met my deductible.
I told her I understood how insurance works. What I don't understand is how a family can pay more than $8,000 a year for coverage and still be terrified of getting sick.
She didn't have an answer.
WE'VE CREATED A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHERE PEOPLE ARE PAYING THOUSANDS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM MEDICAL BILLS THEY STILL CAN'T AFFORD.
Mary retweeted
When they accuse residents of high water consumption. Meanwhile…
Mary retweeted
They don't want images of this billboard circulated on social media. Please honour the ANC court's wishes and don't spread this. 🙏
Mary retweeted
🚨🚨BREAKING: Dolly Parton’s sister, Stella Parton, says a Tennessee voting machine repeatedly switched her selection to Republican Marsha Blackburn, forcing her to correct her ballot THREE TIMES before voting. She’s not alone. Other Tennessee voters have reported similar problems while attempting to vote for Democrats.
Mary retweeted
JUST IN: Police have confirmed the death of Crime Intelligence Warrant Officer Ennice Nortman (53).
Nortman was struck by a BMW SUV at a mall in Lichtenburg on Monday.
Akilesh Gupta (23) has been charged with murder and alleged contravention of the Immigration Act.
KJ
Mary retweeted
People say we don’t celebrate successes enough, so I just want to say, week 7 without water going well, it is the same high quality of no water. Absolutely 100% pure no water. I don’t think any other city can deliver no water as well as JHB. It is outstanding.
Mary retweeted
@ME_Beaumont and @HermanMashaba, let me help you, since you clearly don't know how the City you govern works.
I am the MMC of Health. My job was to sound the alarm on what looked like a diarrhoea outbreak, and I did. It was OUR Health Department, with the Tshwane District, that picked up the high numbers. Not your Mayor. Not your City Manager. Us.
Now let's talk about who actually failed.
Your Mayor is responsible for ROC and the water business unit. Your MMC of Corporate and Shared Services is responsible for Bronkhorstspruit. Your City Manager, the man you defended with everything, heads the administration. Where is he? On vacation, while children are falling ill.
So answer this, what does Health have to do with your incompetent officials who could not procure chlorine for three weeks, and then kept quiet until we exposed the crisis?
Was Health supposed to guess that your administration was feeding the public contaminated water? Were we supposed to procure the chlorine too? Must Health now run your water unit because your people can't?
Health told residents not to drink the water. Your administration let them drink it. That is a violation of human rights, and you want to talk about hypocrisy?
Spare us the deflection.
#EFFInGovernment
Thank you @MYANC for demonstrating your incompetence so clearly - no robots, no water...
#CityofJoburg
Mary retweeted
A horrific Russian strike in the Kharkiv region. A “shahed” struck people directly – in a park near an ordinary café. Pure atrocity. Six people were killed, including children. A little girl was killed in a stroller – her name was Angelina, she was just over a year old, born in August 2025… Her mother’s name was Inna. She died in the hospital… Another girl who was killed was 11 years old. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 14 people were injured, including six more children.
I am grateful to everyone who supports Ukraine under these circumstances and helps us shoot down “shaheds,” shoot down missiles, and stop Russian assaults. These are horrific photos, but behind them are shattered lives and the truth about this war. Lives must be protected. Ukraine needs air defense. You can't think about making money with Russia as long as it continues its asinine war. We ask that sanctions on Russia stay in place as long as the killings continue. We ask America to be strong, and we ask it to apply the Lindsey Graham law. We ask Europe to continue its support. We ask that everything possible be done to bring peace and guarantee security. Ukraine wants peace. It is Russia that has insisted on continuing the killing all this time. The world has enough strength to stop the war. That strength must finally be used – against the murderers.
