Circumstances arose, forcing compelling insight regarding discretion and valour. Be. Guzluv Deluxe, hlal'uyazi. Kwaito Historian.
Ashburton Grove
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Gape, username Shottazee(Nchema) has been a wholesome Dude mo Twitter van toeka af, what a Gent. Azanka a ba problematic. Ever. Probably ke motho wa mathomo wo ke mo Follower'ang ge ke dira a new Twitter account.
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The newly elected EFF councillor of ward 77 providing temporary relief to the family who lost everything through fire, fighters we must build a proper house for the family #ThankYouForVotingEFF
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And then you’ll have people tell you that personalities don’t win you votes. Rise Mzansi has the budget of a top 3 party while pulling out graveyard voter numbers.
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That 1 used to enjoy SSA money while still running Friends of Jacob Zuma. She was lucky that their friendship ended and worked her way back. She was a charlatan
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The way her and Naledi Chirwa’s careers in politics progressed after FMF sheds light on which political party is progressive and which one is performative with progressiveness. One of them became a household name. We can’t remember the other one’s name.
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The approach might have been smart but the results were disastrous. Only managing to get 1.78% in the CoJ when the electorate was disgruntled and actively seeking out alternatives is dreadful. Especially with the human and financial resources Rise had. Failure in it's purest form
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Talentless people having fans is the first problem, a bored teenager making vids during COVID and you lot turned her into some star 😂😂😂
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It's tempting to laugh at Rise Mzansi for their dismal performance despite being given the money, media and civil society coverage of a 20% party.
But that's a mistake,, because it's clear that the Oppenheimers are using them differently...
They got 2 seats in Parliament (/400) and yet got the positions of:
Chairman of SCOPA (Zibi)
Chair of the impeachment inquiry (Gana)
They got 1 seat in Gauteng (/80) yet that person became MEC for Economic Development overseeing gambling (in which the Oppenheimers have a large stake).
You only need the right to have one puppet in Parliament and with behind the scenes 'leverage' that puppet could be president or premier. Or in a city they could become mayor.
So while they deserve derision for their two-faced posturing and disastrous Rand/vote and Rand/hour ratios, it's no laughing matter for South African democracy.
One day South Africans could wake up to an Oppenheimer puppet president who only got 0.8% of the national vote...
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“Absolutely not” - Rise Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi on people who says they should have clubbed themselves up with ActionSA to form an umbrella of sorts.
He says ActionSA is generally a “right wing” political party.
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The EFF is fine. South Africa just needs voter education. That's what we need to fix.
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The problem with leaving out nuance is that we will fall for amplification of the extremes, which is already happening. It’s not just black and/or white. I’m not for this one Africa one President euphoria or the outright Mabahambe rhetoric.
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The EFF vs Jacinta debate lacks nuance. I oppose the EFF’s silence, or even support, on illegal immigration. Equally, I oppose xenophobia and the harassment of legal immigrants. We can demand enforcement of immigration laws without being xenophobic. This nuance to be on the fore.
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You have to be able to hold people accountable for how they treat you, whether that means confronting them, cutting them off, or simply distancing yourself. Whatever approach you choose, you must never allow people to disrespect you.
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Africans think the poorer the voter, the more loyal..idk where they get it bt i suspect religious indoctrination, they dont have faith in their people, thats why they call educated blacks "clever blacks" bcoz they hate to be held accountable, they think public office ke bo ndona
