TOM EATON | Getting into a tizzy on X about where voters are likely to put their X

Twitter has proved many South Africans still take party politics intensely seriously — maybe a bit too seriously?

23 May 2024 - 21:19 By TOM EATON

Earlier this week I tweeted a back-of-an-envelope prediction about the outcome of next week’s election, and immediately saw one outcome I hadn’t predicted...

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