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“Can I hold my inauguration?” “Do it!” came a cheer from the crowd Tens of thousands on streets for exiled opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane after his own swearing-in ceremony at airport What happens next is anyone's guess but what a day for Mozambique! https://t.co/CIs1OJCvXx

Visual journalism at its best. Every paragraph is a gut-punch. “At the beginning of the war I would have said my dearest wish was to go back to my home in Gaza City, but now I would give that up if only Mostafa could come back.” https://t.co/XF0duRpifY

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We asked Labour voters to tell us in their own words the main reason they are backing the party. For the largest number by far the key motivation is ousting the Conservatives Top 5 reasons Get the Tories out: 48% Country needs a change: 13% Agree with their policies: 5% To https://t.co/i76S3Zlghu

“Do they want to be a party that governs from the centre and defends the constitution or do they want to be pulled to extreme where the populist tail wags the dog?” ANC weighs coalition options after South Africa electoral blow via @davidpilling https://t.co/vbu3H1Y31Y via @ft

RT @alexisak: SCOOP: The South African political party led by ex-president Jacob Zuma will not work with the ruling ANC in a coalition gove…

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In other election news...two-thirds of national ballots have been counted and the ANC is still on the ropes at 42%. MK at 12% - !! CSIR now projecting 160 national assembly seats for ANC, but some big key districts (Soweto, Tembisa, EC) will be among last to be counted.

The 5-year-old informs me that the real 🚨election breaking news 🚨 is that she voted at playschool today. In an unprecedentedly close race, the Fizzers beat the Ziffers, 10 - 12. Apparently Ziffers are nicer but "too small." Savvy voters. https://t.co/wBr9W3t4Kb

RT @PhilMphela: Someone in Orania voted for EFF. Be the change you want to see? 😇 #ElectionResults https://t.co/5WggxEfaUj

Still early doors and there are lots of caveats before we get to the final count but the numbers so far really do look grim for the ANC. There’s going to be an insane amount of back door wheeling and dealing over the next couple weeks…

Dawie Scholtz @DawieScholtz

1/ News24 Projection for NATIONAL BALLOT: ANC 42.3% (-15.2) DA 21.8% (+1) MK 13.6% (+13.6) EFF 9% (-1.8) IFP 3.5% (+0.1) PA 2.2% (+1.2) Extraordinary election! MK the key driving force. Much more detail and analysis to follow. https://t.co/wpsTaHViTr

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