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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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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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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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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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