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ELECTIONS: ANC AND DA WRESTLE FOR CONTROL OF TOP CITIES | Mail & Guardian | SA News

18 October 2026 by Guest

“Twenty years ago, the blue team won the metro from the ANC and turned it into the world’s best city.

“Three years later we did the same in a province.

“We know the difference between making speeches and making government work.

“In Cape Town, old water and sewer pipes are being replaced at five times the rate of Joburg.

“When Eskom cuts the power, Cape Town has systems to keep the lights on.

“There are more working streetlights in Khayelitsha than in Sandton.

“Right here in Gauteng, DA-run Midvaal has achieved 12 consecutive clean audits.

“That is what happens when public money is used for the public good.

“But the biggest test of all is jobs.

“Since 2016, Cape Town has added more jobs than…

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  1. natural mess

    18 October 2026 at 12:20 pm

    Fun South African Fact: South Africa has one of the world’s most luxurious trains.

  2. Wiccan Thunder

    18 October 2026 at 8:32 am

    An Afrikaans lady and an English lady are chatting in their yard. After a while, a dog comes and takes a kak on the lawn. The Afrikaans lady points to the dog and says “Kyk!” The English replies “That’s not cake, that’s shit”

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