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Please do not allow any politician or political party to gaslight you into believing that the way the public voted has somehow forced them into an impossible situation where they now have too little time to negotiate and form governments.
The Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill, commonly referred to as the Coalitions Bill, has been in development since 2024 and was only formally introduced in Parliament in August 2026.
Among other things, the Bill was meant to provide a proper legislative framework for coalitions, including extending the current 14-day period for convening newly elected councils to 30 days, giving parties more time to negotiate.
Every single political party knew this. We have been dealing with coalition governments since 2016. We went through this again in 2021. Nobody can pretend that the possibility of hung councils in 2026 came as a surprise.
I personally called at least one senior person in each of the big six political parties, in some cases more than one, to raise these very issues. So I know they knew.
Yet I have already heard two politicians suggesting that voters have put them in this difficult position.
No. The voters did their jobs. They voted.
Political parties had years to prepare for these outcomes and to ensure that the necessary legislative reforms were in place. That this was not done cannot now become the responsibility of the electorate.
The public is not responsible for political parties failing to plan for an electoral outcome they knew was entirely possible.
And please, let us not start treating voters exercising their democratic rights as an inconvenience to politicians who now have to negotiate with one another.
Democracy does not exist to produce results that are administratively convenient for political parties.
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And from a communications point of view, this kind of strategy is far more effective than ANC telling voters "we gave you grants. We gave you freedom." It wasn't just Gwede. A lot of them did it. I remember one Minister cornering a student at a tertiary institution telling him how he was there because of the ANC. It doesn't work. Especially when you know nothing about that student - maybe he has no money for food and transport; maybe he has debts, maybe his siblings sre also struggling. They are abrasive, tone-deaf and very often adopt a triumphalist tone. The ANC's generic messaging (grants, freedom) can never beat these directed, forensic case studies. But they will say "You just hate the ANC." They listen to cheerleaders and that's why they are here.
You don’t even need a massive budget just do your job!
Service delivery!
Your work must speak for itself.
Helen’s campaign was super expensive because it was two pronged
-Highlight the massive failures
- Offer hope
Campaign Admin staff salaries …
Travel, accommodation, sustenance
Plus the merch and prop hire to do all her stunts.
Security too!
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There we have it. Afriforum is set to receive about R18 million from the US State Department to “document hateful rhetoric and violent acts” against Afrikaners and other minority populations in the country, according to a @propublica investigation.
Here's a story from propublica on potential funding to Afriforum from the U.S. State Dept.
Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans
propublica.org/article/afrif…
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How much suffering must the Palestinian people endure while world leaders do nothing? Is there no end to these horrors, no limit to the cruelty?
Heavy rainfall triggered flooding through displacement camps in Gaza City, with Palestinians saying their belongings, including their bedding, have all become soaked reut.rs/3VcFphx
The suffering in #Gaza knows no bounds
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A joint observer mission comprising the South African Council of Churches (SACC), the National Foundations Dialogue Initiative (NFDI) and the Women’s Election Mechanism for Peace (WEMP) has declared the Local Government Elections free and fair, describing the outcome as a credible expression of the will of participating voters. ow.ly/hOM45104Lqh
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A few more graphs, the trend is rather consistent.
-DA stagnation over a 10 year period
-ANC fractionning into smaller parties,
-EFF basically reached their peak,
-MK and ActionSA picking up most of the ANC loss,
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On a metro level the same is shown,
DA has essentially hit a peak, perceived "takeover" is rather due to the ANC decline.
In fact even in CPT that they down from the 2016 highs.
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On a national level, the ANC's losses are obviously the bigger story of the 2026 elections. Its support has fragmented, with new political forces, most notably the MK Party, drawing support away from its traditional voter base.
However, it is worth noting that the DA has also failed to recover its 2016 peak.
Over the past decade, it has lost considerable ground and, despite a partial recovery in 2026, remains below its previous level of support. The FF+ has also made substantial gains over this period, although we cannot assume that all those gains came at the DA's expense.
We should also take into account how South Africa's demographics and electorate have changed over the same period.
@HermanMashaba and @Action4SA an opportunity to appeal to former ANC voters and continue building on the project he started.
However, a significant part of the party's leadership also comes from the DA and they are obviously holding grudges.
Will personality-driven politics and internal factionalism ultimately lead to another COPE?
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Stephen Miller is the new White House chief of staff, President Trump announces on Truth Social. NYT story coming shortly.
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Markets tank after post-Election Day surge
thehill.com/business/6202769…
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He’s trying to force the next president to keep all the disgusting, gaudy gold and his presidents walk of fame. Good luck with that.
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The @IECSouthAfrica is a solid, world class, professional, sober institution. For 32 years it has delivered a solid service to SA. It weathered the disinformation that the MK Party tried to throw at it in 2024 and continues to excel. This is an institution to be proud of. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Results from 18 local municipalities (7%) have been concluded at 09h00. In a comparative election in 2021 at the same time, only 7 municipalities were completed. The improved rate of
capturing is in spite of the increased lengths of ballot paper, higher number of contestants and higher rate of voter
participation.
@SABCNews #LGE2026
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DA undermines Pappas at its own peril because he is the type of leader that could really bridge the gap for the party. I would bet with him at the forefront they could achieve 51% by 2034. He's an amazing person and really cares about all people. Top tier leader!
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On turnout: It seems clear now that the very poor turnout in 2021 was due in large part to COVID. We're expecting turnout around 50%, which is still lower than 2011 & 2016 but rejects the idea that turnout has been in a downward spiral. Turnout is on trend, not 'recovered'
