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‘Clock it’ – ANC reheats old election promises in 2026 election manifesto

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 983 words · By Naledi Mashishi
Municipal Service Delivery Governance and Corruption ANC Electoral Viability
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In Riverside in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, more than 4,000 government-subsidised flats have been developed and handed over to citizens who were once living in informal settlements.

Claims checked 11
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

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What happened

In Riverside in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, more than 4,000 government-subsidised flats have been developed and handed over to citizens who were once living in informal settlements.

Why it matters

This is where the ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), chose to unveil its highly anticipated 2026 local government elections manifesto on Sunday, 23 August, in a place where it could showcase that the party was capable of delivering services.

Common ground

Support for the party has plummeted from 64.82% in 2006 to just 45.59% in 2021.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-23-clock-it-anc-reheats-old-elec…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing exaggeration / hyperbole helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the municipal debt owed to Eskom remains staggeringly high across the country at R110.5-billion.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “allowing the Department of Labour to hire up to 10,000 more labour inspectors”
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Two independent sources confirm a proposal by President Cyril Ramaphosa to hire 10,000 additional labour inspectors for the Department of Employment and Labour.
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web search NEUTRAL — The African National Congress (ANC) has drawn a firm line against vigilante groups targeting foreign nationals, warning that acts of intimidation violate South Africa's strict new hate crime laws. Spe…
https://www.polity.org.za/article/anc-condemns-anti-immigran…
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web search NEUTRAL — The department of employment & labour has estimated that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s proposal to appoint 10,000 additional labour inspectors could cost about R10bn over the medium-term expenditure fra…
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-03-09-r10bn-plan-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Jomo Sibiya lauded President Cyril Ramaphosa during the SONA debate on Tuesday for announcing a post-1994 record of 10,000 new inspectors for the Department of Em…
https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-02-18-strengthening…
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Claim 3: “Dada Morero, whose popularity has been doused by persistent water crises driven by ageing infrastructure, high water losses, and maintenance underspending.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Wikipedia and multiple news sources explicitly confirm that Dada Morero is the current Mayor of Johannesburg, having taken office on August 16, 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Johannesburg_Metropoli…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sello Enoch Dada Morero is a South African politician who has been the Mayor of Johannesburg since 16 August 2024, a position which he previously held for 25 days, from 30 September 2022 until 25 Octo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada_Morero
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of Johannesburg is the highest elected position in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Since 2000, they are the chief executive of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality coun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Johannesburg
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Claim 4: “Support for the party has plummeted from 64.82% in 2006 to just 45.59% in 2021.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (math textbooks, YouTube, and general Wikipedia pages) and does not contain the specific percentages mentioned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of programs broadcast by the ABS-CBN News Channel. The channel primarily broadcasts programming relating to news, business, politics, and public affairs, along with other magaz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Municipal elections were held in South Africa on 1 March 2006, to elect members to the local governing councils in the municipalities of South Africa. The municipalities form the local government of S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_South_African_municipal_e…
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Claim 5: “there had been no load shedding for more than 100 days”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The evidence provided for this claim consists of adult content and general geographical information about South Africa, providing no information regarding load shedding durations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benoni is a town on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, some 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Johannesburg, within the City of Ekurhuleni municipality. Benoni was also the setting for the MTV-inspired …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benoni,_South_Africa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. The country consists of nine provinces, and is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — White South Africans are South Africans of European descent. In linguistic, cultural, and historical terms, they are generally divided into the Afrikaans-speaking descendants of the Dutch East India C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_South_Africans
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Claim 6: “In Riverside in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, more than 4,000 government-subsidised flats have been developed and handed over to citizens who were once living in informal settlements.”
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Two independent web sources confirm the development and handover of more than 4,000 government-subsidised flats in Riverside, Diepsloot, to former informal settlement residents.
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web search NEUTRAL — Diepsloot, Afrikaans for "deep ditch", is a densely populated township in Gauteng, South Africa. It is located in the Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. There are high lev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diepsloot
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web search NEUTRAL — The site was chosen deliberately. More than 4,000 government-subsidised flats there have been handed to former informal-settlement residents, which is the kind of delivery the party wants photographed…
https://www.riotimesonline.com/anc-local-election-manifesto-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Minister was speaking during a community engagement on Friday where she handed over completed phase 1 and 2 social housing units to the beneficiaries at the Riverside Social Housing Project in Die…
https://www.dhs.gov.za/content/media-statements/minister-kub…
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Claim 7: “expanding the free electricity allocation to indigent households from 50 kilowatt per month to 200-300 kW per month”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for this specific proposal regarding free electricity allocations.
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Claim 8: “Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa recently admitted that electricity tariffs had soared by 907% over the past 20 years”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of adult content and is entirely irrelevant to electricity tariffs or Minister Ramokgopa.
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web search NEUTRAL — Video Bokep Bocil terupdate setiap harinya hanya di Lendirqu, Berbagai jenis bokep bocil seperti bokep hijab bocil, bocil colmek, dan berbagai genre lainnya
https://lendirqu.pics/category/bokep-bocil/
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web search NEUTRAL — ViralBocil adalah situs nonton bokep bocil Indonesia gratis terlengkap koleksi bokep full Indonesia. Situs update setiap hari dengan bokep bocil terbaru.
https://viralbocil.lol/category/bokep-bocil/
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web search NEUTRAL — Video Bokep Bocil terupdate setiap harinya hanya di Lendirqu, Berbagai jenis bokep bocil seperti bokep hijab bocil, bocil colmek, dan berbagai genre lainnya
https://lendirqu.love/category/bokep-bocil/page/2/
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Claim 9: “the ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), chose to unveil its highly anticipated 2026 local government elections manifesto on Sunday, 23 August”
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Multiple sources confirm the ANC launched its 2026 local government elections manifesto on August 23, 2026, at Riverside Park near Diepsloot.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2026. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Philippine_television
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 South African municipal elections will be held on 4 November 2026 across South Africa, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_South_African_municipal_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of programs broadcast by the ABS-CBN News Channel. The channel primarily broadcasts programming relating to news, business, politics, and public affairs, along with other magaz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_…
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Claim 10: “conducting a clean-up campaign based on the findings of the Madlanga Commission.”
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The evidence provided consists of Uber and Reddit links, which contain no information regarding a 'Madlanga Commission' or a municipal clean-up campaign.
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn how you can leverage the Uber platform and apps to earn more, eat, commute, get a ride, simplify business travel, and more.
https://www.uber.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.
https://www.reddit.com/r/uber/
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web search NEUTRAL — We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.
https://www.reddit.com/r/uberdrivers/
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Claim 11: “the City of Johannesburg confirmed it had paid Eskom the R5-billion debt owed”
DISPUTED
The claim states the City of Johannesburg confirmed it paid the R5-billion debt; however, the cross-reference from Daily Maverick explicitly states that Eskom reported the city 'still hadn’t paid it' as of two weeks prior to the report.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Eskom said, just two weeks ago, that Joburg owed them more than R5-billion and still hadn’t paid it.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-28-after-the…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.