Tag Archives: 2016 Municipal Elections

SA Election Update: Rough Flight Ahead (Aug 18)

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) misleadingly rules the news the past 24hrs. Before i explain their overrated success, check out this election update: – Tshwane – DA takes over with Solly Msimanga as Mayor. – Mogale City (West Rand): Elects DA mayor and ANC speaker 🙂 – Ekurhuleni (East Rand): ANC has signed a coalition deal with the AIC, giving them a 1 seat majority. – Nelson Mandela Bay: DA’s Athol Trollip becomes Mayor through coalition with ACDP, COPE and the UDM. Johannesburg, Rustenburg remain undecided.Understand that the Economic Freedom Fighters … Read the full article…

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EFF Gives DA Their Vote

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“We’re happy to announce that there’s no deal between the ANC and the EFF,” stated Julius Malema, the Economic Freedom Fighter’s leader. He said in a news conference that, “We told the ANC that we’re more than prepared to work with them… but we asked the ANC to meet the following conditions.” OUTRAGEOUS CONDITIONS FOR COALITION The conditions included changing the constitution so as to appropriate land, abolishing E-tolls, stopping the nuclear deal with Russia, the nationalisation of mines, free education, removing Jacob Zuma as President, investigating the Guptas and … Read the full article…

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Today the EFF is King of the SA Jungle!

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Today, the EFF is King of the South African political jungle.. The Economic Freedom Fighters will either end several hung councils by announcing who they will be forming coalitions with… or they will force minority governments closer to democracy than they’ve ever been before. This is the EFF’s moment, the payoff for their media brashness and repeated Parliament disruptions. Love them or hate them, politics, like much of our lives, needs rebels…. …but because this is politics, hypocrisy abounds too, the ANC and DA undoubtedly having spent the past week … Read the full article…

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Knysna's 21 New Councillors (2016)

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PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATIVE (PR) COUNCILLORS ACDP Shakespeare Arends ANC Ndoda Aubrey Tsengwa ANC Titi Elizabeth Gombo ANC Claudine Denise Croutz ANC Millicent Ntombise Naki DA Georlene Wolmarans DA Luzuko Tyokolo DA Martin Young DA Ivan Sibusiso Kwinana KUC Welcome Salaze WARD COUNCILLORS Ward 1 – DA (Laveal Davis) Ward 2 – DA (Cathy Weideman) Ward 3 – ANC (Mncedisi David Skosana) Ward 4 – Independent (Velile Waxa) Ward 5 – DA (Eleonor Spies) Ward 6 – COPE (Elrick van Aswegen) Ward 7 – ANC (Mandla Matiwane) Ward 8 – ANC (Victor … Read the full article…

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Scandalous Election Truths & Political Quotes

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“Voting is not a right. It is a method used to determine which politician was most able to brainwash you.” – Dennis E. Adonis   Our town and country can sometimes be insane. Consequently, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SAFE ELECTION that just passed.   “Elections determine who is power but they do not determine how power is used.” – Paul Collier   The Special 2016 Election page on Knysna Keep will be updated with the proportional represented councillors and the coalition that gets formed but this is … Read the full article…

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I'm Out of Breath from Last Week

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The 2016 Municipal Election’s week was a whirlwind! I’m out of breath. Thank you for your attention! I hope that the news and opinion here helped keep you understand the craziness a bit better. The Love Knysna Facebook page gained more interactions than any other local news page! There’s something positive to be said for the fact that many of you are not trusting our local newspapers and thus looking for alternative information sources. I’ve a court case and a political presentation to prepare as well as an article to … Read the full article…

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Knysna Coalition: DA Favouring COPE over ACDP?

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Knysna has a hung council. The DA’s options are a deal with either COPE, the KUC or the ACDP. Regards coalition talks, the Western Cape ACDP posted this on their Facebook page yesterday: “The ACDP has a king maker option in Knysna, which we are considering. The unexpected deadlock in Knysna is said to have taking the blue wave by surprise, but according to sources in the town, the DA was leaning towards an alliance with Cope, instead of the ACDP. The ACDP’s Grant Haskin said his party did make … Read the full article…

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2016 SA Elections: DA Wins Tshwane

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The DA has won Tshwane, what we used to call Pretoria. It’s a spectacular and important win for the party because it’s the seat of the President, the administrative capital of South Africa. The Tshwane election results are as follows: DA 43% (2011 – 38.7%) ANC 41% (2011 – 55.3%) EFF 12% (newcomer) VF PLUS 2% (2011 – 1.7%) Other 1% Comparing to the 2011 elections, COPE and the ACDP have imploded. The VF+ has strengthened slightly. The DA gained 4% more which must surely be the result of gaining … Read the full article…

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