Right now, Herman Mashaba is uniquely placed to transform South African politics for the better. Such opportunities are rare. Yet he risks squandering this one at the altar of his own brittle ego. A Shakespearean tragedy in the making.
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Good thread 👇
An astonishing set of election results. Five key takeaways on @MYANC's decline, @Our_DA's performance, @uMkhontoWesizw's staying power, @Action4SA's Gauteng metro breakthrough, and the coalition negotiations ahead. 1/11
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It pains me to say this, but the moment calls for a comprehensive DA-ASA deal. Representatives of neither party will much like the idea. Their grievances may be entirely valid, but voters will want seriousness and service. Gripes, however just, do not make good politics. 10/11
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Looks like the DA will be able to cobble together a coalition in Knysna, which is good news for that blighted town
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From @CheckersSA @Sixty60_Tweets to @amazon Prime and @Dischem, South African retailers are racing to lock in loyalty through monthly subscriptions. Is on-demand pharmacy delivery the next battleground?
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Probably the best summary I've seen 👇
It’s the war.
It’s the blatant corruption.
It’s the trade wars.
It’s the sucking up to Putin.
It’s ICE’s cruelty.
It’s the administration’s incompetence.
It’s the Epstein files.
It’s Trump’s disgraceful behavior in office.
It’s a Republican-controlled Congress refusing to hold him accountable.
It’s ALL of it. And so much more
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It's early, there's a lot of hours to go and it needs to persist, but in hour 1, we are on a trajectory of higher suburban turnout than what has been assumed in the polling.
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Early reports of extremely high suburban turnout across Gauteng. Longer lines than usual. I have reports from at least 20 VDs now. Lines of 200+
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In 1986, Gene Roddenberry said Patrick Stewart's name should "never, ever be mentioned in my presence again."
Five years later, Stewart sang and danced on the bridge of the Enterprise as a birthday surprise for him.
It was never meant to be seen. A copy survived and ended up as atrick.
Five years later, Stewart sang and danced on the bridge of the Enterprise as a birthday surprise for him.
It was never meant to be seen. A copy survived and ended up as atrick.
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I really don't understand why Apple is doing this. Touch-screen laptops make no sense to me. I owned a Windows-based touch-screen laptop for years, and hardly ever used it. Am I missing something?
Steve Jobs in 2010: “Touch surfaces don’t wanna be vertical... it’s ergonomically terrible”
Apple in 2026: “...you’ll wanna reach out and touch it”
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Wasn't a big fan of George W Bush when he was president, but he's standing up now when it counts. Kudos.
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Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov, dies aged 90 bbc.in/3Ul6D57
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