Jonathan Moakes

Director at SABI Strategy Group. Passionate campaigner. Love Rugby. Views are my own.

[Paul Berkowitz @paulyberk]

My latest post on the Substack looks at just how weak is Johannesburg's financial situation

https://t.co/r7JFzZm68W

[Political Campaigns Resource Hub @ResourceHub_HQ]

Introducing our first set of executive short course participants.

We are proud to welcome Nigeria’s @OfficialAPCNg National Secretary & former Senator, Prof. @DrSRJ_ & National Women Leader @DrMaryAlile joining 27 leaders from across Africa this September in Cape Town.

[Political Campaigns Resource Hub @ResourceHub_HQ]

#PoliticalCampaigns shape nations, yet across Africa they still run on instinct, not structured knowledge.

That gap is why we offer the practitioner-led UCT-PCRH Executive Short Course with @UCT_news's @FilmandMediaUCT - turning campaign experience into structured learning.

[Political Campaigns Resource Hub @ResourceHub_HQ]

We are proud to host the 3rd UCT-PCRH Executive Short Course, designed for senior political leaders and practitioners preparing for the high-stakes #politicalcampaigns.

Participants leave with a campaign-ready toolkit tailored to their own political context. #ExecutiveTraining

[Constitution Defenders Forum @cdfzim]

Constitution Defenders Forum statement on the arrest unlawful detention of Converner, Tendai Biti and Morgan Ncube by gun wielding police officers in Mutare.

[Jonathan Moakes @Jonathan_Moakes]

Another despicable act by the Zimbabwe regime who cannot stomach any opposition to their unconstitutional power grab. Biti and his colleagues should be released immediately.

[Constitution Defenders Forum @cdfzim]

Breaking; @cdfzim convenor @BitiTendai , director of programs Morgan Ncube together with Defenders in Mutare have just been picked up by @PoliceZimbabwe. More details to follow.
No To CAB3!
#FreeThemNow

[Jonathan Moakes @Jonathan_Moakes]

Thanks @glenmpani for the opportunity to share my thoughts and kick off the Campaign Pulse Podcast series. It is absolutely vital in many countries to plan as rigorously to protect the vote as you do the win the election.

[Glen Sungano Mpani @glenmpani]

Inside the Battle to Protect the Vote Campaign Pulse Podcast

If you missed the opening interview on the Campaign Pulse Podcast, political strategist Jonathan Moakes shares powerful insights on one of the most critical yet often overlooked aspects of political campaigns: protecting campaign results.

Winning a campaign is not only about persuading voters. It is also about ensuring that the votes cast are secured, counted, and defended. From vote protection strategies to the mechanics of safeguarding results, this conversation offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the realities of modern political campaigns.

🎧 Watch the full interview here:
https://t.co/bTIyuhSzxK

If you are interested in the strategy, discipline, and operations behind winning campaigns, this episode is a must watch.

#CampaignPulsePodcast #PoliticalCampaigns #CampaignStrategy #VoteProtection #PoliticalStrategy #ElectionIntegrity @Jonathan_Moakes

[KHRC @thekhrc]

#PressStatement
The current environment in Uganda fails to meet any internationally recognized standards for a free, fair, or credible election. What is unfolding is a state-sponsored campaign of repression designed to subvert the will of the Ugandan people. Read our full statement.
#UgandaDecides2026

[Mwanase Ahmed @upendomoja]

Ugandan family!🇺🇬💕

We are with you, we are behind you, we pray for your safety, and we shall show our eternal solidarity! Your fight for freedom, justice and your futures is also our fight! We shall continue amplifying our voices amidst the blackout. Keep safe & keep strong! Love, strength, courage & solidarity from Kenya! 🇰🇪

https://t.co/dI6dx80GTD - Download & circulate widely!

https://t.co/79yqOV06p9 - Download & utilize!

https://t.co/so2qcziyI5 - Research on the truth of what the citizens want! Don't let the regime's propaganda polls & pre-determined elections fool you.

#JumuiyaNiYetu #SpotlightOnUGElections26 #AfricaUnite

[Maseke Rioba @RiobaMirriam]

@glenmpani @FuturelectEA @futurelectorg @Jonathan_Moakes
As a candidate, you have two jobs.
Fundraising & winning votes.

- Your fundraising will be boosted by a compelling message and a distinct value proposition.

@futurelectorg @FuturelectEA

[Maseke Rioba @RiobaMirriam]

"I'm thinking of running for political office, but..." We hear this hesitation often. How can you overcome?

Unpack, campaign formulation & strategy, and political comms at @futurelectorg 'Navigating Political Campaigns' webinar this Thursday.

Register: https://t.co/HgfW9gURM5

[Nic Cheeseman @Fromagehomme]

The Tanzanian government wants to censor news of the crimes against humanity it has committed.

Join us on Monday to raise awareness and expose the true nature of President Samoa’s regime.

Link below

[The People’s President @bonifacemwangi]

Cut off from the world during and after polling, Tanzanians endured what rights groups now describe as a bloodbath hidden behind a blackout but revealed through reports shared with their Kenyan counterparts. Find evidence of the killings at the link below:
https://t.co/yBAk32iQSg

[Defiance Against Dictatorship {DAD} @DefianceAfrica]

Defiance Against Dictatorship (DAD) unequivocally condemns the brutal state-sanctioned violence, systematic political repression, and fraudulent electoral process in the United Republic of Tanzania. The events surrounding the October 29, 2025, election do not represent a democratic mandate but rather a violent "coronation" of an authoritarian regime that has shown it is willing to murder its own citizens to maintain power.

The 'election' was a sham before a single vote was cast. It was the predictable culmination of a multi-year campaign to dismantle all credible opposition. This includes:

•The imprisonment of main opposition leader Tundu Lissu on non-bailable treason charges for the 'crime' of demanding electoral reforms.
•The disqualification of his Chadema party and the ACT-Wazalendo party, leaving no viable alternative on the ballot.
•A preceding "wave of violent, enforced disappearances" and the systematic use of state institutions to create a "climate of fear."

The Tanzanian people's courageous "civil defiance" in response to this theft of their rights was met with overwhelming and lethal force. The state's deployment of the military, the documented use of live ammunition against protesters, and the imposition of a nationwide curfew are tactics of a regime at war with its own people.

The subsequent nationwide internet blackout is a deliberate and cynical strategy to conceal the scale of the massacre, a digital shroud to hide state-sanctioned murder. While the UN has confirmed "credible reports" of at least ten deaths, DAD finds the opposition and diplomatic source reports of casualties in the "hundreds," possibly as high as 800, to be highly plausible. This vast discrepancy is the precise, intended outcome of the state's information blockade.

The international response has been shamefully fractured and, in part, complicit.

While we welcome the strong condemnations from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), the silence from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a deafening act of regional complicity.

Worse, the contradictory statement from the African Union—with its political chairperson congratulating President Hassan's 'resounding victory' while its own human rights body simultaneously decries 'grave violations'—exposes a catastrophic moral and institutional failure. The AU's political arm has chosen to legitimize a dictator over defending the African Charter and the rights of African people. This is an abdication of its very purpose.

Defiance Against Dictatorship (DAD) joins the democratic opposition in Tanzania in categorically rejecting the fraudulent results of this election. We stand in solidarity with the brave citizens of Tanzania and call for immediate, decisive action.

[Jeffrey Smith @Smith_JeffreyT]

"#Tanzania's election will follow over four-and-a-half years of sustained repression by a CCM-controlled state that is keen to avoid the electoral pressures faced by opposition parties elsewhere in Africa."

https://t.co/OUMhUHxXfa

[Jonathan Moakes @Jonathan_Moakes]

Thanks @mbalimcdust for a great discussion on @gwc_za's work during last year's SA election, opening up opportunities for South Africans to lend their time.

Thanks to @FNF_Africa for your support. Check out the full episode at The South Africa Brief: link in bio.

[Jonathan Moakes @Jonathan_Moakes]

What drove MK's success in last year's general election? @LukhonaMnguni believes a foundation was their skilled use of propaganda. For the full recording, check out The South Africa Brief: link in bio.

[Jonathan Moakes @Jonathan_Moakes]

Thank you @LukhonaMnguni for joining @paulyberk and I for a great conversation on the state of SA politics 14 months out from a likely local government election. Thank you also to @FNF_Africa for opening up your studio to us.

Check out the podcast here: https://t.co/GHDCnYutbU

[Paul Berkowitz @paulyberk]

I have a new post up on The South Africa Brief, looking at the PA's election successes in the Western Cape. I fear being throttled by Elon's algorithm if I post the Substack link, so head on over to our Substack and read it anyway.