Mountain Fires | MAYIBUYE
Durban x Cape Town
Joined January 2012
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Opinion polls do not measure public opinion, their purpose is to influence public opinion.
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Folks, we are days away from an election in South Africa. If you see any poll, unless you are told the sample size, when and how it was done and who was interviewed, simply ignore what is said. Even if this info is given, unless it is a properly drawn sample, ignore it.
White party looks for more black votes? This is shameful reporting
Helen Zille could soon be the first white mayor of post-apartheid Johannesburg. Such a result could point to the beginnings of a less racialised politics economist.com/middle-east-an…
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Classic propaganda tactic from Naspers @AdriaanBasson @News24 before the elections...
Notice whose picture they use when reporting the Bronkhorstspruit water problem versus whose they use when reporting the solution...inverting the truth.
Note: in case you still don't understand, water provision at this level is a local government responsibility (i.e. Nasiphi Moya) and national government (Majodina et al) can step in *if* local fails
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To state the obvious: SA still has nuclear power (Koeberg); the neglect of the rail network is a shame (on the other hand, apartheid SA did nog have something akin to Gautrain); but most importantly: “first world” SA was a mirage, catering for the white minority. Be real.
Guys when did we accept that our current government is incompetent? Inefficient and below target yes, but incompetent?
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this is a great example of a consciousness raising exercise done well. aww shet broo, the ruch, they're keeping all the chups for emselves
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This is why that wall should NOT go up. It’s good that everyone is affected. The DA wants to be able to ignore violence on black communities without having to deal with it.
They must govern effectively. For all.
Cape Town international airport at a stand still … taxi strike affecting even airports… no staff could arrive and entire system collapsed… where’s @Our_DA @geordinhl
I haven’t seen this many headlines on the violence preceding this. Soon as it touches insulated reality everyone is switched on!
[WATCH]
Staffing shortages at the @capetownint linked to ongoing taxi-related unrest, have left the airport’s security screening operations under strain, as some employees have been unable to report for duty @NtuthuzeloNene
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Cape Town international airport at a stand still … taxi strike affecting even airports… no staff could arrive and entire system collapsed… where’s @Our_DA @geordinhl
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Brazilians have reportedly been spending 6.5% more on staple foods since sports betting was banned in the country.
A month ago, Lula signed an order banning fixed-odds sports betting, a move he said was designed to tackle the problem of families falling into debt.
Now the President of the Brazilian Supermarket Association says that since the ban, sales of essential foods such as rice, oil, coffee, and noodles have grown by 6.5%.
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The growing use of AI-generated posters by government departments and other institutions will eventually come back to haunt them. By normalising AI-generated visuals in official communication, they are making it increasingly difficult for the public to distinguish genuine announcements from fabricated ones.
People are already creating fake posters that look remarkably similar to official communications. The danger is that misinformation can now spread under the appearance of credibility