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THE RAMAPHOSA PRESIDENCY:
😭ZAR 40% weaker
😭Unemployment 7% higher
😭Grey listed
😭Only 12hrs with power daily
😭July Riots
😭No significant corruption convictions
😭Ten year olds can't read for meaning
😭Dozens dead from Cholera
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Today Shamila Batohi enjoys her 553th day in office as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
To date NOT ONE senior politician has been arrested for corruption.
How is this acceptable?
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Mduduzi Manana is the second most senior (by votes) ANC NEC member after the top 7.
He is a convicted woman beater.
We mark the start of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children in the shadow of a terrible crime. Earlier this month, images were circulated on social media of a young male student stabbing his partner, also a student, on the campus of the Peninsula
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I look at the homeless and shack dwellings and think about how many homes could have been built with SAA bailout billions.
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Today marks the halfway point of Shamila Batohi's ten year term as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
.
After five years, we are yet to see a high profile conviction for state capture or corruption.
Not in Jail:
Malusi Gigaba
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Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Malusi Gigaba
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@MbuyiseniNdlozi
😂😂You guys drink French champagne and rock designer suits. Now you’re policing egg consumption?
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@helenzille
what next?
Slavery wasn't ALL bad. It gave people the opportunity to visit foreign countries?
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Criminals have nothing to fear with this crack squad of failures.
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I put it to you that the Hawks are too scared to arrest Duduzile Zuma.
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KarpowerShips will cost R200bn over 20 years to provide 1200 MW.
Medupi was supposed to cost R80bn to produce 4800MW (4 x Karpowership output) - and we keep it for ever (50+years of service)
In reality, Medupi will probably cost closer to R150bn - still far cheaper than ships.
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Will our National oncologist please explain the maths behind 50-50 quotas. Since we currently have a roughly 10-90 racial demographic split in our country, will she be excluding black South Africans from education? Or will she be growing extra whites in a lab?
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The Springboks have won two World Cups since you first announced cabinet lifestyle audits.
The Springboks go down in history for having won the Rugby World Cup more than any other nation, but this alone is not what makes this an exceptional triumph. The symbolism of this victory is as significant as the great sporting achievement we have witnessed.
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Today is Shamila Batohi's 1575th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Malusi Gigaba
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This man was told there would be severe energy shortages and that he needed to URGENTLY procure additional energy.
He sat on his hands. He dreams of coal and nuclear power which take decades to build. Today our economy bleeds billions daily because of load shedding.
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#Agrizzi
Lied about assets. Including failure to declare an €880 000 house in Italy, along with an Italian bank account holding €714 000. He also failed to hand in his Italian passport, claiming it was lost.
This skelm is surely a flight risk and ineligible for bail.
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Today is Shamila Batohi's 1744th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Malusi Gigaba
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@mgigaba
You used your influence to have the mother of your children arrested and jailed by the Hawks. Explain how this domestic quarrel became a Hawks matter.
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Odd that de Ruyter and Oberholzer are getting high profile employment, yet nobody wants to hire Koko and Molefe.
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President
@CyrilRamaphosa
has been head of state for 872 days.
He promised to turn things around. He promised to stamp out corruption. He promised arrests.
Thus far....nothing...nada....dololo.
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Joburg is showing the signs of decades of neglect. Potholes, power & water outages are ubiquitous. Sometimes entire streets blow up.
Today Mayor Gwamanda is taking the drastic action residents deserve.
He has awarded himself a 10 bodyguard & 8 vehicle security detail.
Leadership!
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So it was revealed today at the
#StateCaptureEnquiry
that Gwede Mantashe has also been eating at the
#Bosasa
canteen.
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The State Capture Commission recommended that Gwede Mantashe be probed for corruption by
@NPA_Prosecutes
What is the progress with this probe,
@NPA_Prosecutes
?
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I hope this lockdown has given Shamila Batohi time to catch up on some high profile criminal investigations.
Any progress
@NPA_Prosecutes
?
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Both Atul Kumar Gupta (ID: 6806145105080) and Rajesh Tony Gupta (ID 7208056345087) must be citizens as they are both registered to vote at Saxonwold Primary.
Ajay Kumar Gupta (ID: 6602056061184) is not registered to vote.
ID numbers from this FIC report:
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Remembers when we spoke of Hollywood-style arrests?
The
#NewDawn
had arrived.
We sang Thuma Mina🎶.
Lifestyle audits & orange overalls were coming.
Batohi celebrates 5 yrs as NPA head today.
Cyril has been president for almost 6 yrs.
Crooks are in cabinet.
Nobody is in jail.
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Sisulu pitches up 4 hours late. Disturbs everyone in the meeting while she finds a seat, then leaves after 30 minutes.
JUST IN: Tourism minister, Lindiwe Sisulu has just stepped into the Tourism Portfolio Committee meeting on the
#TottenhamHotspur
proposed sponsorship. SA Tourism has been briefing the Committee which was not pleased with her absence when the meeting started.
@Newzroom405
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Cyril has the following people in his cabinet (incl deputy ministers)
David Mahlobo
Zizi Kodwa
Zweli Mkhize
Gwede Mantashe
All of them have been exposed in corruption scandals, yet Cyril keeps them in cabinet.
Cyril pays them salaries using our money. Every month.
#newDawn
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Andile Lungisa was filmed smashing a glass jug over a DA councillor's head in October 2016.
He was found guilty in April 2018.
His appeal was rejected in April 2019.
His appeal to the SCA will be heard on 17 Aug 2020.
So assault, caught on video will take 4 yrs to be prosecuted.
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Hermione Theresa Cronje has just 15 days to deliver on her promise of a high profile arrest in September.
I think I speak for most of us, when I say that the time for empty promises is over. Time for action against criminals & the corrupt.
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Bullet trains, smart cities and 4IR
While we only have electricity for half the day and taps are running dry in major metros.
Does this guy live in South Africa?
SA needs to be at forefront of digital economy – Ramaphosa
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The SCA ordered State Attorney, to collect ~R35m from Jacob Zuma.
1008 days later, a summons has still not been served.
In 87 days the debt prescribes and the State Attorney will be in contempt of court.
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Not a single watt added to the electricity grid in his tenure.
Not a single mining application (out of 2500) finalised in a year.
Gwede is an economic catastrophe.
CADASTRE DISASTER: EXCLUSIVE —Gwede Mantashe reigns as the minister of no new mining as DMRE lacks admin capacity
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Disrespects the constitution.
Disrespects the judiciary.
Impregnates friends daughters.
Lets Guptas Appoint Cabinet Ministers.
Collapses law enforcement in order to loot.
Sprung from jail sentence for contempt.
Loots country blind.
But now he has crossed the line?
Zuma suspended for 'vitriolic attacks' against ANC, says Mbalula
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If the SABC gets a bailout, can every private business that had to close or retrench employees be rescued too?
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That’s cos we are always checking our load shedding timetables
| South Africans spend more time on their screens than any other nation - report
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@ewnreporter
@LindiweSisuluSA
@BongaDlulane
Well duh!
If you insist on publishing Zoom login details over Twitter:
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What is the difference between Shamila Batohi and a glacier?
A glacier actually moves.
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Dear
@JacksonMthembu_
@PresidencyZA
,
Please publish a list of today’s Air Force flights. Many of us are quite excited at the prospect of hitching a ride on Cabinet Air. I’m sure this isn’t a perk you reserve for
@MYANC
leaders only.
Thanks.
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The security cluster failed us.
Why do they still have their jobs?
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Why does Mayor Pappas have a national profile? He is a small town mayor in KZN. Why have I in Cape Town even heard his name?
Because he gets things done for the people. He has delivered. He has turned things around.
All I hear about Joburg is how bad things are.
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Same politician - a decade ago.
Sylvia Lucas (ANC MP), the Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP in
#SONA2024
Debate says that “loadshedding is not the end of world…”
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So why does the public have to fund a generator for your private residence?
Ramaphosa: People can get by without electricity but not without water
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@bonkers_bee
@CoruscaKhaya
In the USA, they call their baseball championship "the World Series", despite it only being played by US teams.
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In the time it has taken the Springboks to win two World Cups, Shamila Batohi has not secured one high profile corruption conviction.
Today is Shamila Batohi's 1744th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Malusi Gigaba
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How are those Cabinet Lifestyle Audits going,
@CyrilRamaphosa
It is rumoured you have Eskom Cartel bosses in your cabinet. Surely they have, well you know... UNEXPLAINED WEALTH.
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A brave MK combatant, Lindiwe Sisulu, ran out of parliament because she was too scared to vote with her conscience.
Her opponents on the battlefield must have been quivering in their boots.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Whether right or wrong, JP Smith could do with some diplomacy training. 😬
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I just called:
FORMER National Director: Public Prosecution: Shaun Kevin Abrahams, Adv
Tel: 012 845 6758
E-mail: ndpp
@npa
.gov.za
He is in the office in meetings. I asked why he was still there since his appointment has now been declared invalid.
The receptionist hung up on me.
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How much longer are the public expected to tolerate
@NPA_Prosecutes
failures?
They implored the public to be patient while they built rock-solid cases, because failure was not an option.
Now the courts have struck Koko's R2.2bn corruption case off the roll because of NPA delays.
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@BDliveSA
@Martin_Welz
Why publish a photo of Nene?
This is Eric Wood, CEO of Trillian.
Insider trader & corrupt scumbag.
Make him famous.
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@RediTlhabi
Outsurance directing traffic.
Citizens fixing potholes themselves
Gift of Givers drilling boreholes
ADT protecting suburbs
Mediclinic, Netcare providing healthcare
Private Schools mushrooming
Medical aids subsidizing vaccine,
Apart from social grants, remind me why we pay taxes.
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In essence, generators need to be taken offline for a complete overhaul.
This is why Eskom called for new generation added to the grid urgently- to give them the headroom to take units offline.
Gwede sat on his hands, fiddled with Karpowerships and delivered nothing.
‘Dysfunctional and too complex’ — Independent Eskom assessment makes damning load shedding findings
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Every South African has their taxes misappropriated by politicians.
Have you or your family members been a victim of a crime in the last year?
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I'd love to see the cadre deployment committee records on the appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as SABC COO.
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@CyrilRamaphosa
Why do you always wait for a crisis before reacting? It was entirely predictable that we would run out of electricity.
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Why isn't Malusi Gigaba in jail?
A SARS lifestyle audit would reveal he lived far beyond the means of a cabinet salary.
His ex testified that he would buy designer suits in cash.
After 5yrs and 20 days Batohi has no convictions.
Nail him for tax evasion.
Low hanging fruit.
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Where are you when he needs you most, Dudu?
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David Mahlobo is in the Top 20 on the ANC National List.
Renewal is truly dead.
If that’s the kind of person you believe should be representing our national interests, you are morally bankrupt.
Reprehensible.
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Ace Magashule
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We are into our 16th year of load shedding and we are told things will get worse this winter.
16 years and this administration still doesn't even have a project plan with timelines and milestones to restore power.
Useless. Careless. Heartless.
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These are the key people responsible for stuffing up your day:
Jacob Zuma
Ben Ngubane
Brian Molefe
Anoj Singh
Lynne Brown
Malusi Gigaba
They should be held accountable for economic treason.
#Loadshedding
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Jacob Zuma
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Lynne Brown
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I thought gardening was only level 2
[WATCH 📹] Myself and Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Makhubo planting a tree at Plot 323, Wilgespruit, Roodepoort.
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97 ANC members have declined to submit to the ANC Integrity Committee after being accused of corruption in the Zondo Commission.
Gwede Mantashe, Zizi Kodwa & David Mahlobo are in his cabinet.
They have not cleared their names.
Actions speak louder than words.
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Duduzane Zuma
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Remember the time Mbalula got out of bed in the middle of the night to prevent the theft of our rail network?
No load shedding at ministers’ residences ‘because they have to be available 24 hours’, says government
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Chris, who signed off on the Medupi & Kulisi construction tenders with no penalties for cost overruns and delays?
I’d love to know why they took that decision considering it has been so catastrophic.
@chrisyelland
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Rajesh (Tony) Gupta
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What is the collective noun for corruption?
A feast of corruption?
An NEC of corruption?
A BOSASA braai pack of corruption?
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Number 27 on the list of ANC cadres to become an MP in parliament.
He should be in jail.
The failure of the NPA to convict state capture accused has far reaching consequences.
Today marks the halfway point of Shamila Batohi's ten year term as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
.
After five years, we are yet to see a high profile conviction for state capture or corruption.
Not in Jail:
Malusi Gigaba
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In addition to normal policing, the military has been deployed for months during lockdown - yet somehow our rail network has been stolen.
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This is Bob van Dijk, CEO of
@Naspers
and Board Member of
@MultiChoice
.
He refuses to account for serious allegations of Multichoice corruption.
Make him famous.
#StateCapture
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Brian Molefe
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This is a crisis.
300 000 people without water in our biggest city.
A consequence of political jockeying for power. Appoint a clearly inept & pliant compromise candidate as mayor and catastrophe ensues.
These politicians don’t care about you, they just want power.
Water wasteland: Joburg taps run dry for second week as systems buckle
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What’s this Dis-Chem kerfuffle about?
It’s not like transformation targets are a new concept.
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Salim Essa
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Eric Wood
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Koko Matshela
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Ajay Gupta
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CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ANC TOP 7 MEMBERS
Secretary General Mbalula - Sedgars Sports
First Deputy SG Mokonyane - BOSASA
President Ramaphosa - Phala Phala
Deputy President Mashatile - Unexplained lavish lifestyle funded by tenderpreneurs
Chairman Mantashe - BOSASA
ANC top brass tasked with dealing with tainted leaders on party candidate lists
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Nomvula Mokonyane
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Malusi Gigaba was very sad when he lost his cabinet perks. Norma said losing his VIP blue light escort was really upsetting.
This is why we need to spend R3bn every year on VIP protection. Our ministers have egos and feelings that must not be hurt.
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Markus Jooste
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@NPA_Prosecutes
Today is Shamila Batohi's 490th day as head of
@NPA_Prosecutes
Not in Jail:
Anoj Singh
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We need to reject government spending on providing politicians protection from their own failings.
❌Reject the R3.7bn VIP Protection expenditure.
❌Reject expenditure on generators for cabinet ministers homes.
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