{"id":148531,"date":"2017-01-03T10:16:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T08:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=148531"},"modified":"2017-01-03T10:16:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T08:16:32","slug":"anc-twitter-hashtag-backfires-in-a-big-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/148531\/anc-twitter-hashtag-backfires-in-a-big-way\/","title":{"rendered":"ANC Twitter hashtag backfires in a big way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A hashtag used to promote the ANC&#8217;s upcoming\u00a0105th anniversary has backfired on Twitter as followers use the public platform\u00a0to air their grievances against the party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreANC?src=hash\">#WeAreANC<\/a>\u00a0was originally intended to be used for ANC members to share pictures, videos or stories with one another under the theme &#8220;Unity in Action&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>While many used the opportunity to poke fun at the ANC and its tumultuous 2016, some of the more popular replies took serious issue with the ruling party and the\u00a0direction it was headed in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>You can find some of the most popular responses below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreANC?src=hash\">#WeAreANC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ANC105?src=hash\">#ANC105<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MYANC\">@MYANC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANCFS\">@ANCFS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANCWomensLeague\">@ANCWomensLeague<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANCDIVAS\">@ANCDIVAS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anccadres\">@anccadres<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mgigaba\">@mgigaba<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GautengANC\">@GautengANC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tkathrada\">@tkathrada<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zizikodwa\">@zizikodwa<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TnI8uOjZmC\">pic.twitter.com\/TnI8uOjZmC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANC FS Caucus (@fs_anc_caucus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fs_anc_caucus\/status\/815913194661314561\">January 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreANC?src=hash\">#WeAreANC<\/a> we keep innocent people like Bonginkosi Khanyile in jail for wanting free education while our leader who is a criminal is free.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MathapeloMaganedisha (@IamSankara) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamSankara\/status\/815969549065617409\">January 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreANC?src=hash\">#WeAreANC<\/a> we&#8217;ll tell you to do it for madiba every time we want your votes, but we&#8217;ll give you Jacob zuma when u want services<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Suid&#8217;AfrikanisT\u261cMASH (@YssYMasH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YssYMasH\/status\/815929978047045632\">January 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreANC?src=hash\">#WeAreANC<\/a> Fancy cars on dusty roads , our people in matchbox houses watching us balling. Vrrr paaaa. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4A3jkozMY5\">pic.twitter.com\/4A3jkozMY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sphamandla Mkhize (@MandlaMkhize) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MandlaMkhize\/status\/816005904034304000\">January 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreANC?src=hash\">#WeAreANC<\/a> We lie. We cheat. We steal. We take collective responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 braSbu (@bra_sbu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bra_sbu\/status\/815954814551150592\">January 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ask not what the ANC can do for you but what your tax money can do for ANC comrades. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreANC?src=hash\">#WeAreANC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eusebius\/status\/816036429608480769\">January 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The intention behind <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreANC?src=hash\">#WeAreANC<\/a> vs the outcome. People aren&#8217;t buying isikelem <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ADj58MFB60\">pic.twitter.com\/ADj58MFB60<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simamkele Dlakavu (@simamkeleD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simamkeleD\/status\/815975010955382784\">January 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/148239\/zuma-i-am-never-going-to-resign\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zuma: I am never going to resign<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hashtag used to promote the ANC&#8217;s upcoming 105th anniversary has backfired on Twitter as followers use the public platform to air their grievances against the party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":115838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-148531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148531"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148573,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148531\/revisions\/148573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}