Yolanda Mdzeke

multimedia journalist @news24 || Rhodes University alumni. Views are my own. RTs ≠ endorsements. she/her

[RockerBeez™️ @kgeremolla]

You are the government now, there is no they. You are in the water portfolio and it is your duty to come up with solutions.

[Alpha Ramushwana @JusstAlpha]

[THREAD] Ahead of the elections, EWN travelled across South Africa, visiting communities in every corner of the country. We highlighted the challenges and issues affecting ordinary citizens.

Below is a thread of videos documenting the places I visited.

1. Mamelodi Hostels

[Suntosh Pillay @suntoshpillay]

Some freebies & discounts if you show your inked thumb after voting:

• Spur: free soft serve ice cream with an order
• Wimpy: free Cappuccino or Hot Chocolate
• Krispy Kreme: free Original Glazed Doughnut
• Vovo Telo: free cappuccino
• Sorbet: 10% discount on any manicure
• Hennies: free drink
• Del Forno: R49 for a pizza & cool drink
• 305 Hotel (Toti): R50 for lunch

Some places are offering a free beer. We'll probably need something stronger once results are announced 🥲 🥃

#LGE2026

[IEC South Africa @IECSouthAfrica]

MZANSI, IT'S TIME! TODAY IS ELECTION DAY! 🗳️

Today, 4 November, South Africans across municipalities have the opportunity to participate in the 2026 LGE.

Voting stations open at 07:00-21:00. Voters who are already in the queue at 21:00 will be allowed to vote.

#LGE2026

[History ZAR @HistorySAZAR]

March 1999: Nelson Mandela on the canal boat in Amsterdam, with his wife Graca and Ajax players Benni McCarthy and Aaron Mokoena next to him. Top right: Ruud Gullit. Photo: Louis van de Vuurst

[MaGaba @MqonqoNasiphi]

We keep on focusing on the wrong matters because why is illegal immigration and asylum seeking at the center of the LGEs? Which municipal department deals with that issue? Ncncncncnc hayi

[Hügo Krüger @hkrugertjie]

Opinion polls do not measure public opinion, their purpose is to influence public opinion.

[History ZAR @HistorySAZAR]

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Ruth First, early 1960s. Photo Credit: Mary Benson

[. @naledimashishi]

People are going to use that post to argue the election has been rigged. It’s really irresponsible

[Suntosh Pillay @suntoshpillay]

I love the website https://t.co/RTFHwnHbMd – it created this snapshot of my ward.

Our ward is a DA stronghold but 59 people will be on our ward ballot.

The key statistic here is that just 14 people are running ONLY for our ward. The other 45 are spreading themselves across multiple wards. Definitely a no for me. This is a ploy to accumulate PR seats, and these 45 have no investment in our specific neighbourhood.

[The Presidency 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT LULA ON HIS RE-ELECTION

President @CyrilRamaphosa has on behalf of the government and the people of South Africa extended his warm congratulations and well wishes to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the occasion of his re-election for a historic fourth term.

Brazil and South Africa maintain a close bilateral and strategic relationship founded on South-South cooperation, multilateralism and shared leadership within BRICS, IBSA, the G77+China and the G20.

In March 2026, President Ramaphosa undertook a state visit to Brazil at the invitation of President Lula. The visit further enhanced the existing bilateral trade and political relationship.

“On behalf of the government and the people of South Africa I congratulate my dear brother and friend, President Lula and the people of Brazil. This victory will echo beyond the shores of Brazil. It is a victory for the global south and progressive forces throughout the world.

We affirm our commitment to continue strengthening bilateral relations between our two countries and working closely together in all multilateral fora to forge a just and better world order underpinned by solidarity and adherence to international law”, says President Ramaphosa.

ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

[South African Government @GovernmentZA]

YOUR BALLOT PAPERS EXPLAINED.

The countdown has begun! Just days to go until #LGE2026.

When you arrive at the voting station, your ballot papers depend on your municipality type.

☑️ Metropolitan voters receive TWO ballots for Ward and Metro Council.

☑️ Local municipality voters receive THREE ballots for Ward, Local and District Council. #WozaLGE2026 #GovZAUpdates

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

BREAKING: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wins Brazil's presidential election

[My Kheswa 🇵🇸 @ThandoAfrika]

South Africa anti apartheid struggle was an African struggle, even a global struggle we won’t let people re-write history, we are part of an African and global movement.

[Ronald Lamola @RonaldLamola]

Your comments are deeply disturbing.

President Machel died in South Africa coming from a meeting in Lusaka which concerned itself about the liberation of the oppressed people in South Africa and elsewhere. This is deeply revealing of the type of politics you and your party advance. Peace loving South Africans know that the costs of freedom was borne not only by South Africans, the frontline states like Mozambique also paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

[Ronald Lamola @RonaldLamola]

Yesterday we marked the 40th anniversary of the Mbuzini tragedy where President Samora Machel and 34 others perished in a plane crash. Mbuzini is a reminder of the devastation once visited upon those who took up the cause of liberation. OR Tambo described Machel as a steadfast companion of all who engage in just struggles. We thank your generation for illuminating a path for us. Khanimambo.
🇲🇿🙏🏾🇿🇦 ✊🏿

[Gauteng Weather @tWeatherSA]

🔴 BREAKING: FIRST OFFICIAL HEATWAVE OF 2026/2027 SEASON IN GAUTENG FROM FRIDAY UNTIL MONDAY 🔥🔥

[NPASouthAfrica @NPA_Prosecutes]

The National Prosecuting Authority’s Response to Allegations Made in the March and March Movement Statement

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Now and then: Navi Pillay

This year's peace laureate Navi Pillay has been a champion for international legal order for her whole life.

Pillay grew up in a family of Indian Tamil descent in Durban, South Africa, where in 1967 she founded her own law firm. In the 1980s she studied at Harvard University and earned a doctor's degree. The first picture was taken during her studies at Harvard.

Pillay later became the first non-white female judge of the High Court of South Africa. Today she works as a judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

[Rebekah Jones @GeoRebekah]

Navi Pillay is a South African, Harvard-educated lawyer and human rights activist who joined the case against apartheid in 1967.

She was the first non-white woman to open her own practice there. She ran a shelter for abused women, and founded Equality Now.

They arrested and tortured her husband in retaliation for her work.

In 1995, Mandela nominated her to the UN security council judgeship, where she oversaw the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

She decided the case that made rape a war crime, stating "From time immemorial, rape has been regarded as spoils of war. Now it will be considered a war crime. We want to send out a strong signal that rape is no longer a trophy of war."

She also served on the case against Ferdinand Nahimana, which charged media organizations for their role in "spreading hate propaganda that amounted to public incitement to commit genocide."

She's worked on issues of genocide for more than 30 years, and was appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2008.

She's currently a judge on the Rohingya genocide case (Gambia v. Myanmar).

She has single-handedly shaped international law.

It'd be difficult to find someone more worthy.