Phillip de Wet

In #SouthAfrica this morning, a court ruling has opened the door to former President #JacobZuma going back to jail.

His people have literally, well, they'll say warned, but it sure reads like threatened, a repeat of deadly and hugely destructive rioting in #KwaZuluNatal if that were to happen.

Of particular interest to us Mastodon type: last time around, the allegation has it, violence was stoked by Twitter. Which is currently unmoderated.

Rolling coverage here:
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/live-zuma-must-return-to-jail-rules-sca-20221121

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Show threadPhillip de WetNov 21, 2022

Nice to get paid to follow these lines of obsession, sometimes:

https://www.businessinsider.co.za/jacob-zuma-ordered-back-to-jail-as-twitter-safety-net-is-down-2022-11

The last time Jacob Zuma went to jail, Twitter was moderated. This time, not so much.

South Africa joins Brazil and the United States in an experiment on what the real-world impact may be when anything goes on Twitter.

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Show threadPhillip de WetNov 21, 2022

The apex court just ruled that #ChrisHani's killer, #JanuszWalus, must be released.

I give it about 30 more seconds until the pro-Zuma camp is all over Twitter with memes linking the two rulings, under the theme "time to burn down the justice system".

https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/breaking-news-live-all-the-latest-news-alerts-from-across-south-africa-with-news24-20220601

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