Mike Law

@RyanCoetzee @JacquesMaree73 @PieterDuToit Makin' absolutely no sense at all.

@JacquesMaree73 @PieterDuToit They wrote an upset reply to my X post 😂 (in which they purposely misread what I had said, but whatever.)

This analysis is complete and utter nonsense - it’s what happens when people with no experience of politics at all play at being “analysts”. No one, on becoming leader, has high name recognition. (GHL’s is remarkably high, in fact, undoubtedly because he has done so well in Cape Town.) But this changes fast for 3 reasons: (1) the new leader gets a massive free media boost the moment he gets elected, (2) the party spends significant amounts on promoting the new leader and (c) - most important of all - nothing drives name recognition like an election campaign when tens of millions are spent on comms with his face and his voice delivering the core message. This is exactly what happened with every leader the DA has had since Tony Leon, and doubtless before that too, although that was before my time.

@SABCNews @Chrispin_JPhiri Actually, it's mainly your President's job to decide if he wants the DA in his government. And he keeps on saying he does!

SONA DEBATE | Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola says the Democratic Alliance must decide whether it wants to be in government or in opposition, because it cannot be both.

@RyanCoetzee @richardcalland Play the ball.

@richardcalland Hung over? I have answered your question. Go have a nice fry-up.

Awful people but should never have been banned. Criminal acts, different story.

Haven't heard David Mahlobo's name pop up so much since the Zondo Report.

@MyLeaderNicole @Lesufi "The same inconveniences of any other person" 🤣🤣

If only we were all earning an exorbitant Premier salary to just go to a hotel and shower when there is no water in our homes. #watercrisis @Lesufi

@Bruceps @JamesRLorimer @Our_DA Non racialism isn't backward looking but must be the progressive endgoal. All DA policy sees past injustice, and the damage in other societies divided on race. Never again. Focus on those who need empowering, not already empowered. This targets 'black' people in need. Not elites.

@JamesRLorimer @Our_DA I disagree. It's not too hard either to figure out which black people are disadvantaged. A short drive around any part of the country would make it abundantly clear...

Soft-left commentators ( like Peter Bruce and Stephen Grootes) opining that a change of DA leadership means a chance to take account of race again in party policy. They don’t get it: Non-racialism is a principle. Race is not a proxy for disadvantage. You don’t need a proxy, you can measure actual disadvantage. They are proposing the DA fall into line with policies that advantage some people and disadvantage others on the basis of their skin colour. Under the ANC this has been the robber’s charter. Accepting it would be suicide for the party and worse, suicidal for the country.

@Werries_ You are not allowed to bowl from mid-on.

Rickelton has had a good slice of luck this season, from drops to no-balls

@AfricaCheck What? It was a general remark on maintenance (new question). Why would you weave in your view, based on some topic several minutes earlier, position as a quote, then 'fact-check' it on the new words you inserted? Suggests bad intent. As for clarity, why not just refer to above?

Our evaluation at that point of the interview was that Zille was still outlining her plan to address JHB's water crisis. If her focus had subtly but significantly shifted to general maintenance, it's worth noting that our requests for supporting evidence before publishing received no response. Zille's team is, of course, still welcome to clarify, and we would gladly update our report if necessary.

🚰 Johannesburg’s water crisis has become a political flashpoint. Veteran politician Helen Zille (@helenzille) made 6 claims about Joburg & Cape Town’s water infrastructure. We fact-checked them: ✅ 2 correct ❌ 4 incorrect 🔎 Read more: africacheck.info/zille_water

@AfricaCheck Why would you add those words in parenthesis, which Zille did not say, and use them to 'prove' her claim false? Really bad faith! Completely discredits you. Now, we must go around fact-checking the fact-checkers. What Zille said comes straight out of the AG report, see pg 108.

Claim 4⃣: “Johannesburg spends less on [water system] maintenance than any other city in the country.” Verdict: Incorrect africacheck.info/zille_water

@geordinhl @AndrewsEddie bit slow off your marks.

🛝🩵 Khayelitsha's Mandela Park: After years of vandalism and theft, we're now restoring this park as a safe place for kids and families to enjoy once again!

Lots calling the DA weak for letting itself be abused, and de-escalating conflicts. The alternative is far worse. I think it is the greatest show of strength to put national interests above party interests. To be calm in the face of crisis. I don't see anybody else doing that.

When you win the toss on a cold, damp morning at Headingley and decide to have a bowl.

@GaytonMcK @Action4SA @BuildOneSA @Our_DA I think most people who read this will feel that these are entirely reasonable proposals.

@Action4SA, @BuildOneSA negotiated in extremely good faith, they wanted a solution & came with suggestions for the tax impasse. @Our_DA wanted positions for Minister Solly & DM Sarupen. This is the letter that you wrote to the ANC, it was never about the poor.

The UK treasury can cut £14 billion in one fiscal event but SA’s treasury says it’s all very complicated and will take a long time.

@RonakGopaldas It's designed to stop your fans from escaping at half time.

A mosquito net?

Stand up to tyranny! Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 @ZelenskyyUa

@GvanOnselen Also, Trump, the free speech champion: I let Russian state media, and MTG's boyfriend in to cover the proceedings. But AP and Reuters are banned for misnaming my Gulf.

Trump: Free speech is a cornerstone of democracy, the outrageous sensitivity and insane deference before “offence” is a disease. Pathetic. Grow up! Trump: I kicked Zelensky out of the White House, and terminated peace talks, in the middle of a war, cause he was offensive.

@spectatorindex No shit.

BREAKING: US and Ukraine minerals deal was reportedly not signed

Trump: “You don’t have strong cards.” Zelensky: “I didn’t come here to play cards.” 🗿