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South Africa: Politicians’ Popularity Poll 2019

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has defied his growing critics to retain his popularity. Confidence in his scandal-to-scandal Government has plummeted yet, man alone, he has triumphed. POLITICIANS POPULARITY POLL RESULTS According to the long-running company Citizens Survey, through their July 2019 poll, Ramaphosa has remained popular despite his biggest allies taking blows. Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni dropped 6% since last year. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan dropped 5%. Possibly balancing those negativities is that Ramaphosa’s internal enemy, ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule, dropped from 16 to 11%. Magashule is the … Read the full article…

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We Say No to the Mayor & Knysna-Plett Herald

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We need you to send a clear message to our politicians, Knysna Municipality and the Western Cape government regards the ISDF, the plan for our future. It’ll only take you seconds. On the Knysna-Plett Herald’s (KPH) website, there’s a poll on the right-hand menu bar. I need you to vote TODAY even though the poll there is biased. Let me explain… The choice of words is very important. Propagandists have realised that for a very long time. It’s been a particularly useful tool for corrupt governments. Yesterday, i expressed my … Read the full article…

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Is Elephant Edutainment Good or Evil?

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I have much bigger articles landing on this topic later but, in the meanwhile, what do you think? Should elephant edutainment (education + entertainment) be allowed? With the scandal that’s hit Knysna’s elephants, animal rights activists have been loud whilst many locals have given their support to Knysna Elephant Park, saying that abuse stories are a lie and their elephants are healthy. Is there value in children and families being introduced to elephants and educated about them? Is training, through positive reinforcement, ok? Is elephant-back riding ok? Should animals be … Read the full article…

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