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Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined June 2009
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freeTheWorld retweeted
I was initially keen for DA and ASA to work together, but after Herman's tantrums, I don't want him nearby.
I will go for DA + ANC. We have all worked together before. It will be a bit of the same old, same old, but we won't have Herman having tantrums.
I don't think ASA is going to make it through to the next elections if Herman stays in charge. I think the voters are going to dump him.
OK. We are all coalition formers, now. 🤣 Choose your favourite coalition combos. Tshwane in follow-up tweet.
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
270 seats
DA: 91
ANC: 63
ActionSA: 43
All Others: 73
Coalition scenarios (136 seats needed for a majority):
ANC + DA + ActionSA = 197
DA + ANC = 154
DA + ActionSA = 134
DA + ActionSA + FF Plus = 139
DA + ANC + ActionSA = 197
ANC + ActionSA = 106
ANC + ActionSA + EFF = 123
ANC + MK + EFF = 95
ANC + Others = 136
ActionSA + All Others = 116
DA + All Others = 164
ANC + All Others = 136
- DA and the ANC can govern comfortably without needing ActionSA or other parties
- ANC: can reach a majority either with the DA (154), or all the smaller parties (136).
- ActionSA: Cannot reach a majority with either the DA or ANC alone. It needs additional partners.
freeTheWorld retweeted
Hayrian Prins went from a code 1 to a code 4 in Mathematics, with the help of #BackOnTrack. 🤩👏 His marks in other subjects also improved, moving from a code 2 to a code 5.
Hayrian is in Grade 12 at Northpine Technical High School and is currently writing his matric exams. His parents joined us at our Record of Delivery round table to share how the programme has helped him along the way.
#BackOnTrack is the Western Cape Government’s learning recovery programme, offering teacher training, Saturday classes, online learning sessions and ongoing support to help learners catch up.
Their full conversation is coming soon, along with more stories from residents.
Read Hayrian’s story: westerncape.gov.za/files/wcg…
See what each department delivered: westerncape.gov.za/what-west…
Read more about the #BackOnTrack Programme: wcedeportal.westerncape.gov.…
#GettingItDone #ForYou
freeTheWorld retweeted
I would like to remind those people that keep telling me that my municipal taxes are going to skyrocket under the DA that it was ASA that voted for a VAT hike, not the DA.
Do you think ASA, ANC will leave my municipal rates unchanged next year?
The current coalition of ANC, ASA, EFF, PA, AIC, IFP, AIC and Al- Jamah introduced the fixed charge for prepaid electricity & have had above inflation increases on levies every year but service delivery has deteriorated… so who is overcharging here?
freeTheWorld retweeted
City Power is Joburg's electricity utility. A 2025 book alleges that during the 2016-19 Mashaba coalition, EFF influence (via Malema) helped appoint Lerato Setshedi as MD. Linked firms then won major tenders, with payments to Malema-tied entities like Santaclara. Courts later set tenders aside for irregularities. Malema denies any link. The utility now faces deep debt, vacancies and chronic outages.
freeTheWorld retweeted
The DA won votes in this ward and already showing off that they are delivering. I voted ActionSA but I like this speed by the DA in delivering on their election promises.
freeTheWorld retweeted
Portraits of Johannesburg | A concrete trash bin arse first in a pothole on the corner of Oak and Harley Aves in Randburg, as water from a broken pipe floods the hole (the leak has been going for months). #joburgportraits @CityofJoburgZA l
freeTheWorld retweeted
Check out this thick hyacinth covering the deep green water in the Roodeplaat Dam in Tshwane. They are manually removing it, but it will keep returning until we stop the sewage that feeds it. I’m doing what I can to restore the dam for recreation activities.
freeTheWorld retweeted
It should be a crime to publicly declare someone racist baselessly.
Herman Mashaba is really a 60 year old boy
freeTheWorld retweeted
Now would be a good time for the DA and ANC to sit and PUT COUNTRY FIRST. It’s time to get serious about democracy. PLEASE
freeTheWorld retweeted
Bru. Nobody is paying me.
I pay my wifi. I write and type what I like.
The DA has given me:
2 x T-shirts
1 x water bottle
3 x Cheese NikNaks
1 x umbrella hat
And an MP once gave me some gum.
Oh, and a working administration where they govern.
Mashaba knows that partnering with ActionSA actually hurts the ANC.
ASA is directly CHOWING the ANC's core working-class base in places like Atteridgeville, Soweto, and Tembisa. Giving ActionSA the Mayorship and platform to deliver in those townships only legitimizes them as a clean alternative, eroding the ANC's vote share even further.
If the ANC wants to rebuild its township strongholds, its best move isn't empowering ActionSA. It's partnering with the DA in the metros, where township voters won't cross over to the DA anyway. It allows the ANC to govern, take full credit for service delivery under its own brand, and reclaim the votes ActionSA stole.
It would be a devastating blow to ActionSA, as they would effectively be made irrelevant.
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freeTheWorld retweeted
Thank you South Africa! 🇿🇦🥹 What a pretty picture! The DA is growing stronger in all of South Africa’s diverse communities. 💙
Now we must work together, and build stable governments that focus on getting water into people’s taps, delivering services for all, making streets safer, and creating conditions where businesses can grow and create jobs.
