David Jeffery-Schwikkard

Mostly off Twitter.

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

Building more houses will reduce prices in Cape Town, but not nearly by enough.

https://t.co/PJqBbUJUwW

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

Look, I know this is poor form but can someone please pat me on the back for this.

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

Still confused why more isn't being made of this. Unlawful use of semiautomatic firearms often lead to prison sentences of several years... which means Malema couldn't be an MP.

https://t.co/ZofMfZCGQk

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

👋 @geordinhl

I've been trying to work out how you calculated that 75% of your infrastructure budget 'directly benefits lower income households'

I have the extracts you sent to @AfricaCheck + your full budget, but I just can't see how you worked it out. Can you please share?

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

On the side of a busy street in Khayelitsha, Simon runs an unexpectedly criminal enterprise: a black-market barbershop.

My article in @GroundUp_News on the policing of informal businesses in South Africa.

https://t.co/Hnoq0mp2xu

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

@CPHAirports @fleuralsx Hi @CPHAirports, is this still true?

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

South Africa Twitter - Does anyone have statistics on how many parents have been convincted of corporal punishment?

I can only find the case in Centurion from last year.

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

Original article in @PandRJournal

https://t.co/7LeiGb3LCa

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

Here is a puzzle. People in sub-Saharan Africa tend to be *twice* as religious as the rest of the world, yet countries in the region provide *half* as much state support for religion.

Why?

Hint: It isn't about state capacity.

[The Conversation Africa @TC_Africa]

David Jeffery-Schwikkard’s research reveals sub-Saharan Africa’s devout populations receive minimal state support for religion. These findings unsettle many common misconceptions about the role of religion in politics.

https://t.co/dp9wvoVIPN

💻 @KingsCollegeLon
#Politics

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

I've moved over to the other social media site (uh, the one with a colour in its name).

I've made a 'starter pack' there of accounts that cover SA politics. Come join and be part of the list!

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

@WhatsApp - can't reach you online. Is your website down?

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

@Lynette_SA Also: Island of Ireland and British Isles.

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

😂 @sthembete we have been given a mandate

[Sinister in the Presidency @AmandaBRinquest]

cant wait until PMG releases their MP attendance list for committee meetings and then @davidjefferySA makes it into an easy to understand table for twitter that news24 inevitable uses without giving him credit

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

My key worry about constituency systems is still (a) that their main argument is local accountability, but (b) unless you increase the number of MPs, you have 150,000 - 300,000 people per MP, which defeats the point. And increasing the number of MPs is🤢.

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

My ignorance @Tessa_Dooms @Themb_Mazi! I hadn't realised that in MMP, list MPs could be used to *entirely* counter-balance the distortion of FTFP - my apologies. My original🧵was meant as an exploration of MK's support, but I spoke too confidently about MMP.

[Adrian Frith @adrianfrith]

I've updated my imagined demarcation of South Africa into 200 single-member constituencies for 2024.

Interactive map with more data at https://t.co/reis4nhWPS

Blog post with explanation at https://t.co/Vm1XDGfyn2

[Adrian Frith @adrianfrith]

@davidjefferySA That is true. The alternative of expanding the size of the National Assembly would of course be immensely unpopular with everyone except the prospective MPs.

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

@adrianfrith Super interesting! Thanks for sharing. My worry with a mixed system is that it means constituencies need to be huge, which then dilutes the value of a constituency system. For 200 constituency seats, that's 300,000 people per constituency MP.

[Adrian Frith @adrianfrith]

I've updated my imagined demarcation of South Africa into 200 single-member constituencies for 2024.

Interactive map with more data at https://t.co/reis4nhWPS

Blog post with explanation at https://t.co/Vm1XDGfyn2

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

@uKhanyiMlambo Shows what I know

[David Jeffery-Schwikkard @davidjefferySA]

I like this. Minister of Sport - not just a focus on semi/professional teams, but also general health and wellness.

Although a marathon with a month of training... we might have a new min soon.

[...also I have no time for @GaytonMcK's ill-informed, inhumane xenophobia, etc.]

[Gayton McKenzie @GaytonMcK]

I allowed plumpness to enter me, I am evicting it, don’t let yourself go 🥲have you run today ?lets go South Africans , I will be doing my first marathon in a month 🤞🏽