Sending out mass SMSes is a popular tactic among SA's political parties, although the legality of some of these methods has been questioned.
Sending out mass SMSes is a popular tactic among SA’s political parties, although the legality of some of these methods has been questioned.
African National Congress head of elections Fikile Mbalula posted a tweet on Saturday proving that even he isn’t immune to the bulk SMSes South Africans receive during election time from parties canvassing for votes – not even from his own party. “Dear Fikile, NOW is the time to go out and make your vote count! Regards Cyril Ramaphosa – ANC President,” the SMS read, along with a link to the ANC’s“Just got this from the President”, Mbalula enthused in his tweet, along with fist pump and heart emojis.
Dear Fikile, NOW is the time to go out and make your vote count! Regards Cyril Ramaphosa – ANC PresidentBut you have a choice to ignore the msge.Early on Saturday morning, Mbalula responded to another tweet from an EFF supporter suggesting that Independent Electoral Commission officials “must be sued for disclosing our confidential information to ANC”.
“Why [does the] ANC send SMSes to only people who have registered to vote? We are not going to vote for [ANA] and their Ramarikana as our votes belongs to [EFF]” the tweet said.
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