If you believe in building strong and sustainable institutions, don’t underestimate the value of researchers who are obsessed with credible data and evidence.
Research is not Google searches, AI summaries, opinion pieces or repeating claims because they sound convincing. When leadership asks for research, it is a privilege and a responsibility that must be approached with patience, humility and seriousness.
Imagine making a major claim about the economy based on an opinion article that cites a report, only to discover that the report itself relies on another opinion article in the Business Day (@BDliveSA) rather than official data. That is how weak evidence gets recycled until it starts sounding like fact. It is also how organisations and leaders end up being misled.
I encourage all researchers to familiarise themselves with the work of Statistics South Africa (@StatsSA). Their officials are always professional, helpful and willing to assist those who genuinely want to understand the data. There is a reason we invite Stats SA to @EFFSouthAfrica Plenums every year.
Where do I even begin to explain how this is statistically bankrupt?
For the longest time, we believed we were defending the revolution, yet in reality, we were enabling the trash talk against our own movement.
It is us who made it profitable to attack the EFF because we were always ready to respond to their nonsense. In doing so, we were unknowingly feeding the very creators who thrive on disrespecting our organisation for our reactions and turn it into income.
Today, that comes to an end.
Writing nonsense about the EFF must no longer attract engagements. Without attention, it will lose value and without value they will stop writing trash about the EFF and look for other content to make money.
Well done, Fighters, today was a good day.
Do not let this moment fade away. We must intensify the campaign and raise awareness to all fighters. Let's remain disciplined and continue to deny them the oxygen they rely on.
#StarveTheDevil
Let’s meet tomorrow at Attridgeville for the #EFFFreedomDay. We are back to ground, stooges of the establishment must run.
N. B: Covid-19 is still with us. Please wear a mask.
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