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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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South African 2016 Elections Update (Aug 5, 8.20am)

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I repeatedly predicted that these elections would be the most important since apartheid. I’m glad to say that’s what they’re becoming. The battle for Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg remains too close to call. The EFF may become the DA’s uncomfortable partner of convenience. In Nelson Mandela Bay, the ANC has lost it’s majority to the DA. It’s likely, for the want of a few percent, the DA will form another coalition. Notably, the ANC has dropped its original request for a recount. At least 12 municipalities can be won by … Read the full article…

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How Gauteng’s Water Stopped

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This is a press statement by Fred Nel, the DA Shadow MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Some have described the recent Gauteng water crisis as a ‘perfect storm’ in order to explain the severe outages across widespread areas of Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, Mogale City and Tshwane. This explanation allows those responsible for water provision in the province to distance themselves from the actual causes of the problem and thus dodge responsibility. The fact is, those same people and organisations were responsible for the outages and this they cannot escape. … Read the full article…

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