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Community activist, writer, analyst, entrepreneur. @Icikomedia rocks my world.

South Africa
Joined March 2011
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Top Read: National stagnation is not an excuse for local collapse Blaming legislation and national government alone cannot stand as the sole explanation for local failure. newsproject.substack.com/p/n… #LocalGovernment #SouthAfrica #TheNewsProjectza
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OPINION: Civil society must not imitate the bureaucracy it is supposed to hold accountable. We need to assert ourselves, defend workable ideas and remain willing to make officials uncomfortable. newsproject.substack.com/p/a…
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What are we to do with our failing municipalities? open.substack.com/pub/newspr…
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This is almost every town in .ZA (Also, love the word kaput): "Traffic lights at several intersections are kaput. Some poles have been stripped of electrical cables, while others lie on traffic islands after being knocked over or vandalised" l1nq.com/1nj1j04 @dailymaverick
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There is only one reason this is happening - its because authorities, including SAPS, have for too long just not acted. There's an illegal shebeen in my hood. Clearly illegal and trading all hours, yet despite multiple reports to SAPS, nothing is done. news24.com/southafrica/crime…
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I have developed a major dislike for the aptos font
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Ten Points to @AlexFMRadio891 on having fun this Wednesday.
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There is now clear data linking the ANC’s decline to South Africa’s deepest social and economic failures open.substack.com/pub/newspr…
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