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National Chairperson @RISE_Mzansi | Gauteng MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development | Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (MPL)
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What we should really do is make it law that all public reps, members of the executive & their direct families must ONLY be permitted to use public services: public healthcare, kids must go to public schools, public transport etc...! ☺️ One country. One standard of services!
One country, one matric examination. In few weeks time all our matriculants will be in the same lecture rooms in the same varsity or college. Why are they still writing different matric exams as IEB or NSC is a matter that must be attended to. Everything is the same beside the
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Hello GP, your new MPLs are ready to be sworn in tomorrow in the
@GautengProvince
legislature! Thank you for entrusting us with your votes!
Was lovely to bump into another fellow "new girl"
@AyandaAllie
🥰✊🏾 K'sazoba 🔥 eGauteng!
#WeGotNewLeaders
🙏🏾
#TsogaGP
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Honoured to announce that I’ve been appointed as a Member of the Executive Council in the Provincial Government of Unity (PGU), as the MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development.
I'm grateful for the trust and support shown by the people of Gauteng over the past 18 months.
Your
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This Mandela auction is actually a perfect metaphor of what is being done to our country AT SCALE by the so-called "descendants" of the heroes of the struggle.
The good guys are gone.
Only the hungry & self-serving are left and they won't stop until they've destroyed everything
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After a year of hard work in communities across the length and breadth of Gauteng, building the trust of South Africans, the day has come for me as a representative of RISE Mzansi, to be sworn into the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
I have taken my oath to serve this country
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Thank you Leader
@SongezoZibi
! I am humbled by the confidence
@Rise_Mzansi
has placed in me & look forward to serving the people of Gauteng with honour and diligence. The time is now to start the work of tackling hunger as we had committed in
#ThePeoplesManifesto
and growing the
RISE Mzansi is both humbled and proud that National Chairperson,
@VuyiswaRamokgop
MPL has been appointed as a Gauteng Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Rural Development and Agriculture
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On 22nd December
At 22h00
Sometime in the 1900s...
A girl was born...
Not perfect - definitely not perfect .. but proud of the woman she's become...
Happy birthday to me! 🎁✨
May this be the biggest year yet!
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Hi Mihlali, thanks for the letter.
Agreed.
This is an important issue that should be elevated and reviewed by legislators. I’m happy to help!
I have shared your mail with the MEC of Environment, MEC Shyla Peters. She’s not on X. Please DM me your mail address & I’ll put you in
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Feeling really excited to have been sworn in and have taken my oath as a member of the Provincial Legislature 💙❤️💛💚
#RISEMzansi
#GPL
#ForThePeopleByThePeople
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I have been in the role of MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development for just a few hours, but really looking forward to getting stuck into the work of reigniting the agricultural economy in our province, and particularly of dealing with issues of hunger, food insecurity, and
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I’m at Bloomberg News at the Johannesburg office, participating in a panel discussion.
The discussion will focus on change-makers who risked it all and competed in the national elections for the first time in 2024, and what the future looks like.
#RISEMzansi
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We went coach to coach in the Metrorail this morning introducing RISE Mzansi to commuters.
We have a plan to ensure safe, affordable and efficient public transport in Gauteng.
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
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RISE Mzansi is the only political alternative that puts people at the centre of its politics.
Thank you
@dailymaverick
and
@StephenGrootes
for inviting us on the Gauteng Premier Debate this evening to outline our priorities for this beautiful province.
If you missed it, you
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Every single problem we have as a country is a function of poor, weak leadership. Poor leadership is contagious, it attracts others like it and multiplies at an exponential rate. As they say, the fish rots from the head.
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@GvanOnselen
Lol! We're where we've always been... Residing rent free in your mind all day everyday😊
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People who've never actually built anything or have no ingenuity always overamplify the importance of funding and undervalue small beginnings. If you create something enough people want, the money will come
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I am both humbled and honoured to represent the people of the province in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. I do not take this responsibility lightly, and I will do my utmost to ensure that all residents of the province are seen and heard, and that services are delivered.
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@andilentuli512
The children of ordinary citizens are subjected to the policy decisions championed and legislated by politicians. Why should their own children be exempt? Its a tacit "vote of no confidence" in their own governance
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Soon after completing my undergraduate degree (over a decade ago) I came to the painful realization that a degree does not create employment and that despite being "educated" & endowed with the ability to write an essay & think critically, technically, I was actually unskilled..
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I am on the Metrotail from Naledi to Johannesburg Park Station, interacting with South Africans.
RISE Mzansi is the only alternative political party that can reset this country.
We have a plan, and we are dedicated.
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
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"Dear John....
Dear John...
By the time you get this note
I'll be gone..." 🎵🎶
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Unpopular opinion:
Manifestos don't really matter.
Only leadership matters.
Having great policies with no capacity to implement is of no use to anyone🤷🏾
#WeNeedNewLeaders
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My pledge to you today is that, when you give RISE Mzansi your vote, on the 29 May, we will commit to bringing you the new leaders, and the best leaders from all walks of life to restore the broken governance in our province and set this province on a path to prosperity, safety,
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Making my X on those ballots was the most unimaginable feeling. To see all the work we’ve put into this baby for the past almost 2 years come to life in this way was so special.
Let’s keep RISING 💙❤️💛💚
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
#SAElections2024
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Congratulations my Sister! You ran a solid campaign and parliament will be a better place with you in it! Onwards and upwards☝🏾❤️
We are going to parliament 🥹
Thank you for the incredible support, thank you to the incredible
@buildonesa
family of nation builders, you did it!
We only grow from here.
To those who voted, those who believe in us as individuals and have rallied behind the mission of power to
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Good morning, Gauteng. I am at the Malboro off-ramp in Johannesburg.
It’s time for new leaders with a plan and fresh ideas.
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
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Today's episode of
#ShakaiLembeMzansi
was an emotional rollercoaster. I'm in awe of the brilliance and beauty of this show but completely devastated that I have to wait a whole 7 days for another fix😫😫
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I just registered a new company on the Biz Portal site, it's amazing. Took 10 mins, cost R175, no paperwork/lengthy forms.
If there's one thing 2020 has taught me is that life is fragile and short. There is no guaranteed tomorrow. Action your dreams today!
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@LukhonaMnguni
Most of history’s worst international drug cartel leaders were known to be extremely charitable and philanthropic in their hometowns. Standard operating procedure.
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No one is coming to save us.
This country isn't going to fix itself.
It's time for us, the people, to RISE!
#2024IsOur1994
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We finished off the day in Dunkeld, Johannesburg this afternoon, blitzing and spreading some good energy to commuters on the road.
We’re RISING in Gauteng!
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The next time someone asks me if I think we're "ready for a woman president" I'm going to pull out this video.
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The
@Rise_Mzansi
Comms and marketing team are the MVPs of this election shem!! Y'all have done the absolute most!
@DearDanisile
@Mabine_Seabe
@TracyLeeMiller1
@Gao_Phala
, Cam & Thato 😭😭
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
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@zilevandamme
Don't know if it classifies as a speech but Juju's "Give us a signal Mama!" remains one of my best moments of South African political theatre 😂🤣
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Me to my 2 year old:
- "You look nice"
Her standard response:
- "Yes I do!" 😊
This is the level of confidence I aspire to... Humility for what?!? 😂🤣
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A Tale of Two Cities 💔
Happening now. Khayelitsha residents, mostly from informal settlements, came out in numbers to protest for basic services. Chief among the issues is the filth on the streets caused by the City of Cape Town’s failure to collect rubbish over the last few weeks.
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South Africans are OBSESSED with politicians and political parties! OBSESSED! We blame them for everything that's wrong, we pin all our hopes on them to make everything right, we treat them like celebrities & demi-Gods, we depend on them to tell us what to think & how to feel...
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This type of disinformation is extremely dangerous and anti-democratic. People are free to criticise and hold different views but the use of deep fakes and AI videos is completely unethical and should actually be illegal ESPECIALLY during elections.
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Thank you
@RamsByTheHorns
for inviting me back for a conversation on my new role as the the Gauteng MEC of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Please take some time to listen to this conversation on Taking the Rams by the Horns with
@SowetanLIVE
where I touch on my priorities
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In 2024.
This is the cost of motherhood.
May we fight for a world where such choices never have to be made by another woman again 💔💔💔
Public Apology on failure to attend Budget Speech in Parliament on the 21st of February 2024 🙏🏾🫶🏾
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A vote for RISE Mzansi is a vote for the future and the growth of the new leadership in this country.
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
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Hey Gugu,
Sorry for taking so long to respond. It's been a busy few days and I almost missed this one😬.
To answer your question, most of the frustrations and service delivery failures experienced by residents are a function of local government failure so I believe we need to
@VuyiswaRamokgop
Hello.
If elected as Gauteng Premier, what is the one thing (out of the many challenges) that you would tackle first fire GP?
Water? Education? Health?
#elections2024
@Rise_Mzansi
#NOOZ
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This 😭👏🏾💪🏾👑👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
[WATCH 🎥] RISE Mzansi National Leader,
@SongezoZibi
on the re-election of President Cyril Ramaphosa this evening.
“Ours is a weighty task, fewer people are voting, we need a strong parliament, we need trustworthy public representatives and we need a strong, ethical and capable
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@GodPenuel
The Joburg CBD is cleaned every day. If you walk there at 2am it's generally spotless. It's people who litter and disobey by-laws every single day.
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We had our
#RISEPeoplesRally
today and showed the people of Mzansi who we are and what we can do!
Today we pledged to heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights.
On the 29th May, matla ke a
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Thank you Sis Gwen🙏🏾🙏🏾 The journey has just begun... Looking forward to the road ahead!
@VuyiswaRamokgop
You gave it your all. That is a seed that needs to be watered. I still believe in
@Rise_Mzansi
’s ability to chart a path for this country.
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I’m at The Future of Leadership Summit this evening, where we’re discussing solutions to the country's socio-economic challenges.
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
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Not the whole ANC entering my mentions this morning... Yeyi! My little train ride clearly struck a nerve. 🤭🤭
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I was on In Gespruk on
@kykNETtv
this week, hosted by
@LourensaEckard
.
Contrary to misconceptions, the Agriculture and Rural Development portfolio holds significant potential to make a substantial impact in Gauteng.
You can watch the full conversation here:
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Tomorrow I'll be delivering my maiden Budget Vote Speech for the 2024/2025 financial year on behalf of the
@OfficialGDARD
- you can follow the proceedings here:
Follow the Budget Vote Speeches for the Department of Agriculture & Rural Development on the 1st of August 2024.
@VuyiswaRamokgop
#GrowingGautengTogether
#GPBudgetVotes
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I wish I could Gold star favourite this tweet. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
....they have to talk about you. Because when they talk about themselves, nobody listens.
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A must-read if you're wondering what's happening in the world right now!
"Post Capitalism: A Guide to our Future" by Paul Mason
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While in the streets of Parkhurst this morning, we did a visibility campaign in the area, but my favourite part was residents sharing why they’ll be voting RISE 🔥
One more sleep before I see you all at the
#RISEPeoplesRally
tomorrow!
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
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Today I joined
@Nedbank
, the RISE Against Hunger team and other stakeholders in preparation for
#MandelaDay2024
.
We are packing nutritious meals to feed many vulnerable communities in Gauteng as we continue our commitment to dealing with hunger.
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At the Wits School of Governance this afternoon emphasising our need for a new political culture.
South Africans need to participate in the democratic process and be able to keep politicians accountable.
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
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Kancane kancane... 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
DA holds Ward 87 (Greenside Parkview), Johannesburg:
DA 83% (71%)
Rise Mzansi 10%
EFF 4% (4%)
ANC 3% (9%)
Action SA (10%) not on ballot.
Poll: 20% (49%)
DA dominant in this large ward.
Very low poll in Auckland Park where EFF did well on May 29
Rise Mzansi up 1% pt. from May
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This morning, we are in Woodmead, ahead of the
#SAElections24
.
We are one day to voting day, and we are encouraging South Africans to vote, but most importantly to vote for new leaders, who are fresh in politics and have a plan to build the South Africa we deserve.
If you see
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One of my priorities is to end hunger and I’m grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with others in the province to work towards this reality.
We are getting ready for
#MandelaDay2024
with
@Nedbank
, RISE Against Hunger and other stakeholders today.
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Yesterday, the Gauteng Provincial Government held a special sitting in the GP Legislature in honor of Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Dr. Naledi Pandor. It was a pleasure to meet and engage with both of them as they shared their experiences and insights of being at the forefront
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So triggered! So angry! So helpless! So sad! So so so angry! This film is a game changer.
#PeopleVsPatriarchy
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The host of this panel with
@Fortress_Fund
, Jeremy Maggs (
@maggsonmedia
), asked why, with my experience, I would choose to go into politics when the system is so broken. But that’s the problem.
As
@Rise_Mzansi
, we pride ourselves in bringing only the best in society to lead.
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We ended our visibility campaign today in Orlando East, Soweto, reinforcing the Tsoga Plan, and how we plan to make Gauteng prosperous 💙❤️💛💚 This is ahead of the
#RISEPeoplesRally
, Sunday the 19th of May.
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
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In the last few months, I’ve traversed the length and breadth of our province meeting with and talking to the residents of Gauteng about their hopes, their frustrations, their dreams, their fears and aspirations.
With all of this, it was an honour to stand before RISERs today
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I’ll be on Soweto Today, on
@SowetoTVchannel
tonight, in conversation about agriculture, rural development, and agrarian reform.
Tune in at 7pm.
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I'm so upset about the Mauritius oil spill. The extent of irreparable damage to the coastline and natural ecology and by extension their economy, which is highly dependent on tourism💔💔💔 We actually need to just ban oil & fossil fuels & move to 100% clean energy.
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The state of Johannesburg CBD is always so disappointing to see, however I was pleasantly surprised by the cleanliness of the inside of Park Station.
I’m excited as your incoming Gauteng Premier to ensure that spaces like this are consistently clean and well kept.
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We lead a picket today at the Department of Labour and Employment to fight against the barrier for jobs and opportunities for people over the age of 35.
We can no longer sit by and watch as the current establishment steals our future and the future of our children from us.
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We spent the morning in Orlando West, Soweto, commemorating the 48th anniversary of 16 June 1976.
At
@Rise_Mzansi
, important days such as
#YouthDay
are not a celebration, but a day to reflect on the sacrifices that were made and lessons we take with us.
We also re-affirm our
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I love this! 😍
Normalise not answering stupid questions from podcasters (or anyone else for that matter) 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
*Makes notes*
@breakfastclubam
asked
#tyla
about the “coloured” vs. black woman debate she remained silent and her team quickly hopped in.
#browngirlgrinding
#bgg
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I had a great conversation with
@GodPenuel
on his podcast. Do we have ourselves a RISER? 👀
Watch it here: .
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
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WE. ARE. LED!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥
@SongezoZibi
outclassed and out argued every single panelist here 10-0!!
This is the calibre of leadership we need in this country!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
#WeNeedNewLeaders
WATCH: "The two areas of focus to unlock the most serious impediments to the economy that are in our manifesto, focus on fixing Eskom and Transnet and how to make sure we mobilise the capital that those institutions need," -RISE Mzansi's National Leader,
#SongezoZibi
on the
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The heartbreat of
@Rise_Mzansi
Ndiyabulela 🙏🏾
29 May 2024, all 3 ballots - RISE Mzansi 🗳️
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
#RISEPeoplesRally
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Congratulations on your election
@nasiphim
!
Looking forward to continuing the discussion we began yesterday and working together to restore and develop Tshwane Market, grow the Gauteng Agri-economy and create sustainable jobs✊🏾🙏🏾
#CooperativeGovernance
#GPU
#Tshwane
📢 BREAKING NEWS: ActionSA’s Dr.
@NasiphiM
has been elected as the new Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane!
Dr. Moya is a highly qualified individual with extensive experience in local government to restore good governance and fix our Capital City.
It’s time to embark on a
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The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the 7th administration under the stewardship of RISE Mzansi will prioritise:
1) Ending hunger
2) Supporting the commercialisation and mainstreaming of small-scale farmers, and;
3) Facilitating economic growth and the
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Last night, seated in a random restaurant in Nelspruit with my fellow
@Rise_Mzansi
leaders, a young man (le-2k) comes to our table and says “you guys are doing a great job, keep going!” … we were all a bit surprised I won’t lie. It’s hard to see the progress when you’re in it.
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Congratulations to the newly appointed Cabinet! May you serve the South African people with dignity and honour. Special shout-out to you my sis
@Siviwe_G
! Looking forward to seeing you in action! Shine! 🌟🌟🌟
#NationalExecutive
| The Minister of Basic Education is Siviwe Gwarube.
📸: Parliament of SA
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I recently got the opportunity to interact with the Soweto Business Alliance.
We need new leaders with boldness of thought who can deal with the systemic issues in our country that drive inequality so that we can build the South African we deserve.
It’s possible
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I am determined to change the situation for them, to leave behind a safe, prosperous, equal and united Gauteng where all the people of this beautiful province can live a happy and dignified life. This must be achieved in one generation.
#VuyiswaForGPPremier
#WeNeedNewLeaders
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Great briefing by
@HermanMashaba
about
#ThePeoplesDialogue
and the new political party which is due to launch in Aug 2020. Diversity in our political landscape and credible alternatives strengthens our democracy. Wishing you all the best! 👊🏾
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So much to say about the
#RISEPeoplesManifesto
launch today but for now let me say less and just let the pictures do the talking....
(1)
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We had another successful campaign blitz on Winnie Mandela Drive this afternoon - we have 16 days left bafwethu, it’s all or nothing!
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
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This afternoon, I attended the launch of the
@IECSouthAfrica
National Results Operations Centre (ROC) ahead of the 2024 elections.
Vote RISE Mzansi on all 3 ballots come 29 May - bottom left!
#WeNeedNewLeaders
#VoteRISEMzansi
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Vote RISE Mzansi on 29 May at a voting station near you! 👏🏾
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Early birds get the best worms! This morning, I visited the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market, I was joined by Acting Executive Mayor,
@nasiphim
. The scale of the operation is truly impressive. Many of us often overlook how large these markets are and their vital role in delivering
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We are faced with two choices: we can either continue on the same path with the same old leaders or we can elect new leaders.
#RISEPeoplesRally
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I had the pleasure of sitting down for a conversation with
@SizweMpofuWalsh
on the
#SMWX
podcast... thank you
@SizweMpofuWalsh
for being such a gracious host and for creating the space for these critical conversations to take place 🙏🏾
See the link below!
🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🚨
“You can turn around a country in one generation, we just failed to do so.”
My conversation with
@Rise_Mzansi
National Chairperson
@VieArem
is out now.
#SMWX
🔥
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Can someone from
@HomeAffairsSA
explain what this nonsense of the system always being offline is about??! The fact that this happens so frequently that a whole sign had to be produced tells you everything! It's demoralising for the employees and frustrating for the public!!
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Congratulations to our our National Leader
@SongezoZibi
on being elected as Chairperson of the SCOPA committee! I couldn't think of a better person for this role (yes, I know I'm biased😊). It is a good day for South Africa🙏🏾
[MEDIA STATEMENT] RISE Mzansi congratulates Leader,
@SongezoZibi
on his
election as SCOPA Chairperson - by RISE Mzansi National Assembly Caucus Whip,
@Makashule
#RISEMzansi
#ForThePeopleByThePeople
#RISEinParliament
#7thParliament
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