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Joined November 2009
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You can see the penny dropping for the first time ever for poor Dada. Why did no one explain it like this to him before? All that stuff about using rates to fund maintenance instead of borrowing makes so much sense, but no one told him you can do that.
Helen Zille draws a comparison between Cape Town's drought and Johannesburg's water challenges, arguing that Joburg's supply problems are linked to failing infrastructure and water losses rather than a lack of rainfall. She puts non-revenue water losses at 48%. #Elections2026 #DStv403
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My friends and I were talking about the upcoming elections over the weekend. And how incredibly important they are. We did a bit of Googling and found out that South Africa has lost an estimated R2.1 trillion to corruption and mismanagement since the ANC has been in power. That's R8 million every hour. Every. Single. Hour. Imagine the schools, hospitals, jobs and infrastructure we could have had. I wrote this and published it on my Facebook. My editor believed that it deserves to be in an article too. It's a long read. And it's incredibly sobering. But also... hopeful. I received a comment on the original post from a follower who was not going to vote because they believed their vote didn't matter. After reading this, they have decided that there is no choice but to vote. Who knows, maybe reading this will inspire you too... or sharing it, may inspire others. goodthingsguy.com/south-afri…
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Translation: if the ANC loses JHB, and the DA the dominant partner in a coalition, we will immediately put it under administration so they look responsible. We obviously haven’t done this yet, because we were running the show and wanted to gift the DA an absolute mess.
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Uncaring incompetence, selfish indifference sulking behind identity conflict. Leaders insisting on their own best interests before a job they were never capable of doing well. Our politics is performance art, a price we pay for the sins of the past
Driving along Jan Smuts Avenue last night. Aside from a few pockets of streetlight, the roads were shrouded in darkness. With rubbish overflowing and water off in large parts of the city, @CityofJoburgZA is not even making a pretence of governance ahead of elections.
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Here’s some awkward content for all those “City of Cape Town only delivers for some” idiots. A short thread;
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So the CT Mayor's warning against a disastrous ANC / EFF coalition in Cape Town is now "swart gevaar"? In 2009 the DA's 'Stop Zuma' campaign was also called "swart gevaar ". What would SA look like today if people just stopped viewing everything through the prism of 'race'?
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My mind is blown, I'm in a flysafair flight and on walks the minister of home affairs No bodyguards no fancy convoy, as far as I can tell... No fancy travel budget... I'm monitoring what snacks he buys just incase there's any fruitless and wasteful expenditure
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#SundayVibe Edmontonians are skipping meals & struggling with rent while #EdmontonCC still pours tax 💵 into keeping #Lucy the 🐘isolated in the 🥶. Times are tough the budget should reflect human & animal compassion, not keeping Lucy in captivity. #yeg @YEGMayorOffice
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🚨He has changed the face of South African cricket - Shaun Pollock on Temba Bavuma in the comm box🚨 Shaun Pollock said :🗣️ "Temba Bavuma is a born leader. He brought in that hope to the South African cricket, he brought in the passion to always fight till the end, he brought in the fearless attitude. He has changed the face of South African cricket. We are thankful to what he brings to the table. This victory means a lot to him, and to his family. This guy leads from the front. He is a special guy, with special qualities. What a champion player. Hats off to him".
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Turns out the biggest "INYOKANYOKA" is Panyaza Lesufi himself, he has the nerve. @Lesufi
Helen bought that transformer. We paid over a million Have you no shame ?
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What the hell!!! @GovernmentZA Are these assassinations just going to continue unabated? We don't see people getting arrested, no updates, and we never hear which political parties are behind this. These are political killings. Period. @SAPoliceService My condolences to his family and friends. MHSRIP. 💔🇿🇦
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True. The DA was the only party challenging this in court as the ActionSA/ANC/EFF coalition sought to protect the CFO.
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22 new schools. More than 1600 classrooms. Just three years. Our unprecedented Rapid School Build programme turned plans into progress, expanding access to quality education for more learners across the Western Cape. 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧. 𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝.

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If you’re wondering why the comments are disabled, it’s because @helenzille @HelenZille4Jozi bought this transformer and lesufi is now claiming the victory. Diabolical 🤣
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Extortionists!!! Thats what you all are. I cannot wait to see the repercussions of this. Imagine wanting 30% of a business you contributed bugger-all to, that provides employment, and pays taxes, besides providing a service we desperately need. If you think that by doing this you will get your filthy hands on 30% @elonmusk's Starlink, you are sadly mistaken.Morons!!!! 🇿🇦
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8 years from colloquium to Constitutional Court ruling—and #SouthAfrica’s captive #lions are STILL waiting. @DavidMaynier nearly 3 months in office, yet regulations remain unsigned. They stalled in March 2026. What’s the hold-up? End this abhorrent industry! #BloodLions
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Here's useless Lesufi stealing credit for a transformer that was fund-raised by the DA, installed by the DA and unveiled by Helen Zille just two days ago. This after they tried to stop her. What kind of scumbag would do something so blatantly dishonest? teapawt.org/HelenZille4Jozi/status…
[IN PICTURES]: Transformer Replacement in Snake Park, Soweto. Today we brought electricity back. We need to defeat izinyokanyoka #OperationKhanyisa #GrowingGautengTogether
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The post attributes the Snake Park transformer replacement to the Gauteng government, but images show DA flags beside the blue transformer and accounts credit Helen Zille with funding its purchase. x.com/NicholasNyati/… x.com/zekewareley/st…
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Replying to @KhuselaS
@KhuselaS I suggest you shut up and stay in your lane. If your party governed the way the DA does, the poor you claim to care about wouldn't be living is such dire conditions and our fiscus wouldn't have been looted dry. 🇿🇦
Replying to @XXEDDGE @KhuselaS
Cape Town has localized sewage overflows in some Philippi informal settlements due to blockages, dumping, and land constraints. The City invests heavily (R1.5bn Philippi sewers, thousands of toilets yearly) and responds. Green Drop 2025 rates CT 75% (no critical plants) vs Joburg’s 49% (half critical, rivers polluted for years). CT leads metros on free basic services and access. Issues are not whole-township daily filth engineered by the DA, nor absent in Joburg.
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Geez! When do they stop!!!! How are people supposed to survive each month if all government wants is more and more money. Why must we keep paying for people's corruption and looting. This is just crazy! #EnoughIsEnough 🇿🇦
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