ConCourt's Nkandla hearing trends on Twitter

09 February 2016 - 11:42 By TMG Digital

Olwam Mnqwazi ‏@olwamu just wanted to see fairness: “#ConCourt #Nkandla - let truth and justice prevail in the end.” Rae Smith ‏@Raemarvinsmith had a bigger expectation: “This #Nkandla outcome at the #ConCourt will determine my confidence in South African justice.”As did Roderick Lim Banda ‏@rlimbanda: #ConCourt ruling on #Nkandla is vital for re-establishing credibility of legal and systems of accountability after years of #Zuma attack — Roderick Lim Banda (@rlimbanda) February 9, 2016async #ConCourt packed ahead of #Nkandla matter... Legal teams of all 6 parties are here already. #SABCNewspic.twitter.com/jNpyS4awmn — Aldrin Sampear (@AldrinSampear) February 9, 2016async The Constitutional Court trended on Twitter on Tuesday morning as two political parties prepared to ask it to decide whether the failure to comply with remedial action set out in a public protector report on Nkandla constituted a breach of constitutional duties by the National Assembly and President Jacob Zuma.#ConCourt - Trengove tells the court about how @PresidencyZA Zuma defied @ThuliMadonsela3@PublicProtector powers in Section 112(1)b — Oliver Meth (@oliver_meth) February 9, 2016async The day’s excitement was not lost on Bandla Bruce Moyo ‏@moyo_bandla: “SA politics is ncaaa!!! Concourt today and SONA ON thursday what more do you want. #Nkandla”. Sona is a reference to the State of the Nation Address‚ which Zuma is to deliver on Thursday.Jvdl ‏@jvdl_dev didn’t want to miss a thing: “Is there a live video or text feed for the #Concourt proceedings somewhere?”‚ but ThembinkosiButhelezi ‏@Mosenthal indicated that social media was the place to follow it: “Twitter day today! #PayBackTheMoney #Nkandla#Concourt!”Johnny Riet ‏@JcrRiet saw it as a victory for the Economic Freedom Fighters‚ one of the applicants in Tuesday’s proceedings: “@XoliMngambi so the EFF and the CIC was right to demand in Parliament that Zuma must pay back the money. ConCourt will rubber stamp it today”.The Democratic Alliance is the other political party in court on Tuesday.The Inkatha Freedom Party Youth Brigade’s chairperson‚ Mkhuleko Hlengwa‚ also chipped in: “After today South Africa will never be the same; our democracy is at a crossroads. #ConCourt #Nkandla #PayBackTheMoney”.09/02/2016 The day opposition parties dragged sitting president of the republic of South Africa to democracy 101 lessons #Nkandla#ConCourt — Nangamso (@kwinana88) February 9, 2016async #ConCourt#EFF members burn an ANC tshirt ahead of their march to the Con Court. VM pic.twitter.com/OMGiJbG1zs — EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) February 9, 2016async..

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