amandla, awethu✊🏾
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If 2020 has taught us anything is how quickly orderliness can become disorderliness. – at South Africa
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Anyone saying ANC and its factions, UDM, EFF, MK and SACP must re-consolidate, in their current form, is disingenuous! #LGE2026Results
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ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa interacting with opposition parties outside the Hyde Park high school voting station. #ElectionDay #Ramaphosa
Surely, there must be responses to difficult questions at Luthuli House about the movement’s sustainability without access to state power, patronage to dispense to comrades, and the financial muscle that has sustained its political machinery.
The (CSIR) projected Gauteng result in context - ANC %:
2014 - 64%
2016 - 46%
2019 - 50%
2021 - 36%
2024 - 35%
2026 - 21%
It's over.
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This is a simple but important electoral conduct. This restriction protects voters from being held at ransom by unscrupulous individuals who may demand photographic evidence that they voted for a particular candidate or party. #VoteSmart #LGE2026
GAUTENG #LGE2026 | An actor, Tumisho Masha (@TumishoMasha), has contravened the Electoral Act 73 of 1998. The matter will be further handled by the Gauteng SAPS.
You are reminded that it is a criminal offence to photograph a marked ballot paper and/or share it.
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Academics scoring own goals on Twitter - for NO rewards whatsoever. No guys. It is time for people to leave social media and focus on real work. Surely, you have research to do, students to supervise, papers to write and conferences to attend. This cant be it!
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This is low-hanging fruit. It could easily be resolved through legislation. But, yeah, our legislators are sleeping on duty.
Capitec bank's rejection of some of the funeral policies following the death of seven-year-old child has prompted National Financial Ombud to warn families against taking out multiple funeral policies on the same person.
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Mind you, this has nothing, I mean zilch to do with crime solving skills nor competence. You can literally be the best computer wizard and be able to solve complex computational problems including intelligence work, but yah…the buck stops with a tattoo🧟♂️
WATCH | SAPS spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says applicants for 5,500 trainee positions must not have visible tattoos. Since recruitment opened, SAPS has received over 300,000 registrations and 170,000 applications.
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OMODA C4 TO BE PRODUCED IN SA
Chery Group South Africa has confirmed that it will begin producing the Omoda C4 hybrid at its Rosslyn plant in Gauteng from the third quarter of 2027.
The company will initially produce the model as a hybrid, with petrol and battery-electric versions planned later.
Chery aims to produce up to 50,000 vehicles annually in the first phase, with local content reaching 40% and nearly 3,000 direct and indirect jobs expected to be created.
The investment comes as Chinese brands continue gaining market share in South Africa’s growing automotive sector, strengthening the country's position as a regional vehicle manufacturing hub.
Full story - ln.run/PYVd_
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A few thoughts on South Africa's MTBPS 2026...Thread where I will unpack the +'s and -'ves:
Growth downgrade is meaningful from 1.6% exp in Feb to 1.2%. Alot = global macro but not all. Also, LT 2% now expected by 2028 so the classic economist uplift is pushed out further.
Isn’t it telling that our intelligence services cannot explain what they knew about the infiltration and subversion of our security institutions without hiding behind the banner of classification? #MadlangaCommission
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24-year-old Tracy Chapman performs at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium in 1988. She filled in at the last minute for Stevie Wonder.
The real question is: who benefits from the economy and cultural capital of African languages? If it’s Africans…Then why trade a commodity in which you hold a competitive advantage for one in which you have zero leverage…in a system that ranks you second-class citizens?
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The success of Themba Zwane’s captaincy is one for the history books ! #MamelodiSundowns #MTN8
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It is raining clarities! High Court Judges requesting clarity about what to do with asylum seekers without papers in detention; Department of Home Affairs explainers to staff; Labour about employability of asylum seekers; Economic and Development! What a tailspin🧟♂️🧟♂️
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR CLARIFIES PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ACT
Proposed Employment Services Act Amendments do not Create New Employment
Rights for Refugees or Asylum Seekers - Read the full media statement below #GovZAUpdates @DmJomo @_cosatu
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