This fool is chronically throwing direct shades at everyone but himself...absolutely zero accountability for his personal EFF company but want to blame CR. A few years ago @Julius_S_Malema you promised to never work with ANC ,let alone black parties. Why are you such a weak flip-flopper. For once in your day take ACCOUNTABILITY that YOU could not lead EFF to alteast 14%...wa lapesa mannn🥴

And from a communications point of view, this kind of strategy is far more effective than ANC telling voters "we gave you grants. We gave you freedom." It wasn't just Gwede. A lot of them did it. I remember one Minister cornering a student at a tertiary institution telling him how he was there because of the ANC. It doesn't work. Especially when you know nothing about that student - maybe he has no money for food and transport; maybe he has debts, maybe his siblings sre also struggling. They are abrasive, tone-deaf and very often adopt a triumphalist tone. The ANC's generic messaging (grants, freedom) can never beat these directed, forensic case studies. But they will say "You just hate the ANC." They listen to cheerleaders and that's why they are here.

RT @KhulaniQoma: There is a bright future for journalism in SA. Who is this guy who shot Malema with a question that made him lose his head…

Ok. Can we then agree that your position is not based on “democratic principles” but your personal feelings? Cause if you argue that denying Helen Zille the mayoral chains violates the substantive intent of our democracy, then you should argue the same for any party. Cause democratic principles must be consistent regardless of “personal feelings”. Am I wrong?

The problem is, what if part of "being found wanting" includes him and the leadership, not just municipalities? The confrontation with this electoral outcome must include an audit of ANC leaders, done professionally. It should test how their conduct and messaging lands - not just amongst ANC members but the voting public. They need to understand that leaders are the voice and face of the party and if their conduct influences how the party is received, then that is something to be quantified. No emotions, just clean, fresh data and evidence.

I’m glad you found this clip, Thabo. Dr Blade Nzimande’s analysis is on point here. The problem with Mr Mantashe is that he says the darnedest things, some of them very Trumpian, especially of late. For instance, only last month, instead of condemning outrightly the alleged sex-for-jobs accusations against his comrades in local government, he seemed to condone such practices by declaring that he and his party must not be involved in private sexual negotiations of people. This echoes the “grab them by the pussy” utterance of a degenerate American president. Just as tone-deaf was his utterance that there are jobs out there but young South Africans are lazy; all they do is bask in the sun instead of doing what he himself did when many decades ago he went to “join” at TEBA and worked in the mines. He is saying this in the midst of the highest unemployment ever experienced in this country. And who can forget his advice to South African men that instead of using physical violence on “their” women, they must instead use their “God-given sticks” - suggesting the use of sex as punishment, quite akin to war zones where sexual violence becomes a weapon of war? Mr Mantashe’s utterances that he mistakes for wisdom, only serve to de-campaign the ANC. With leaders like him, Tambo’s movement doesn’t need enemies. I know two people who were regular ANC voters and were going to give the movement another chance at the ballot box after promises of renewal, who decided on the basis of Mantashe’s tone-deaf utterances (which they interpreted as arrogance) and the silence of his fellow leaders, that they were giving up on the movement. Of course this is anecdotal and is no evidence that his foolishness has cost the ANC massive support. But those two votes count and cannot be unique. Obviously he seems to be happy that the ANC has become a rural party rather than a South African party of both the rural and urban areas. He says in as many words that the ANC should write-off urban South Africa and focus only on rural areas because he himself is from the village of Cala and he loves Cala because the people there are much more pleasant than urban people in the metros. I am a rural development activist; I’m the last one to talk against a rural development approach to politics. But this foolish man is celebrating losing all the metros to other parties, and moving in the ZANU-PF direction which, according to Dr Nzimande, has become a rural party. He is not aware that he is fighting against the so-called renewal of the ANC and is advocating for its final demise. Why do I come to that conclusion? ZANU-PF can survive for a while even as a rural party because in that country the majority of the voters (about 60%) still live in the rural areas as against the 40% of urban dwellers. In South Africa the majority of the citizens live in urban areas. According to the United Nations Population Division 64% of South Africans live in urban areas versus the 36% in the rural areas. And the country is urbanizing at a fast pace. Any attempt to celebrate, as this ANC leader is doing, the fact that the ANC has lost support in the metros and is now a rural party is to sound its death knell.

The funny thing about the ANC and its alliance partners is that they could see it coming, and yet did precious little about it.

This is mayor material guys. This is what public administration and being a public servant is all about

Minister material, up to president material

At what point does an organisation say stop, for the sake of leaving a great legacy for those coming after us, let us do things differently? #LGE2026

In the history of organisation, leaders who bring decline are never the ones who turn things around. The first step is to remove them. In this instance, removal isn't a possibility.

His friend definitely a Scorpio he was thinking to fast.

I have seen the initial election results this morning, and while I am encouraged, it is still very early. Counting continues, and we must allow the IEC to complete its work. That said, I want to sincerely thank every resident of Tshwane who came out yesterday to vote, and especially those who placed their trust in me. I am deeply grateful for your support. In the meantime, until the IEC officially declares the results, I remain the Executive Mayor of Tshwane, and my responsibility to the residents of our capital continues. I will be returning to Bronkhorstspruit today to check on progress with the rehabilitation of the water treatment works and efforts to restore safe drinking water. Whatever the election outcome, my commitment to serving the people of Tshwane remains. Thank you, Tshwane. 💚

I hope ActionSA’s results get even better in Tshwane because Mayor @nasiphim has been excellent over there.

Congratulations, @Shimza01 , on the launch of Represent Johannesburg. Proud of you, Ntwanas. Seeing you build beyond music is a reminder to every artist with a business idea that it is worth taking that first step. I Believe 🙏🏽

I am reliably informed ActionSA has won 8 of 9 wards in Atteridgeville, Tshwane. Insane.

“The world does not need more noise. It needs people who have done the inner work” 🙌🏽👌🏾

“The world does not need more noise. It need people who have done the inner work” 👌🏾👌🏾

I’m so mad 🤬🤬🤬 Kyalami Shisanyama you will never see me again.

We saw what happened. Gareth didn’t. Gareth is not a serious person. He does not know the first thing about journalism. He and his fellow band of unserious pod bros will wither with the rest of the AfriMAGA gang who hitched their wagons to Trump’s dying star. Supernova.