Reporting For Country Duty: How SA Twitter Troops Are Connecting The Dots

When journalists are asleep or miss the mark -- country duty.
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Twitter soldiers have taken to South Africa's social media streets, armed with information and ready to fire at corrupt, compromised or confounding politicians across political camps.

Taking no prisoners and sparing none from their wrath, ostensibly round-the-clock defenders of good governance and democracy are "connecting the dots".

1. Battalions are on standby from Bhisho to Brakpan:

#countryduty , We hereby declare our unalloyed loyalty to the course and mission,Sir!

Eastern Naval Command

(Indian Ocean Battalion)

— A-Bishop (@AAkpakan) June 14, 2017

2. Apparent national leader of the social media defence forces, Tumi Sole, has asked the public to report #PaidTwitter to soldiers on duty. There's now even a @PaidTwitterAlert account:

3. The battle lines are drawn and Guptas (and their fans) are not welcome:

#CountryDuty Gigaba admits that he made the Guptas citizens and now says South Africans must just get over themselves. https://t.co/a2KwCws7kM

— Palesa Morudu (@palesa_morudu) June 13, 2017

#CountryDuty . You are on your own if you don't change your name now pic.twitter.com/oOc03TgN9u

— STOP KILLING WOMEN (@BossruuRuphus) June 3, 2017

#CountryDuty

ALERT:

Special forces take positions & let's tag each other https://t.co/oGvFw9zRHi

— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) June 1, 2017

#countryduty#GuptaLeaks

Coming at an SoE near you

📷@shailendrashampic.twitter.com/QOT9wuFTmL

— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) June 2, 2017

When the #CountryDuty squad got those 2016 receipts... No hiding 🔥 https://t.co/rwxlp2qrcf

— Grant Caswell (@TheGrantC) June 4, 2017

Ja, whilst we are busy with #CountryDuty on #GuptaLeaks@Our_DA is busy dismantling itself like @MYANC

— Zolani SS Zonyane (@zsszonyane) June 3, 2017

They will pay dearly for this 👇🏾 #CountryDutyhttps://t.co/DpVguFudtI

— Tatiana (@TheMsTee) June 3, 2017

DA: Zuma must go, ANC won't listen to SAns when they say they don't want Zuma

People: Mmusi let Zille go

DA leadership: 🖐🏿#CountryDutypic.twitter.com/I7Pjbzg2uZ

— Proud'TswanaWoman (@handful_K) June 4, 2017

#countryDuty

About damn time!!

Such conduct stifles the right to access to health care! https://t.co/2jjdUjlYym

— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) June 14, 2017

No way! This needs #CountryDuty diligence. https://t.co/Cb6fYYZLdX

— Babes WePetition (@Neli_Ngqulana) May 10, 2017

Connecting the dots....just like @pravingordhan told us to do. #CountryDuty

— Justine Limpitlaw (@JustineLimLaw) May 30, 2017

When are we marching against this crap #CountryDuty 👇 https://t.co/OnHtJnZIW0

— Sharon Jacobson (@sharonvdross) June 1, 2017

#CountryDuty#GuptaLeaks We all know our problems. It's time for solutions. Our inaction sustains the problems. Our action support solutions

— AboutTimeMrPrez (@lumker) June 2, 2017

5. But even warriors need time off after a long shift. Country Duty is exhausting work and everyone needs to play their part:

We are drowning #CountryDutypic.twitter.com/b5Lm2QfXDy

— Irene DN (@irene4usall) June 1, 2017

Thanks #CountryDuty

I will leave my post - and report for shift on Tuesday pic.twitter.com/BGSHn4pNG0

— STOP KILLING WOMEN (@BossruuRuphus) May 28, 2017

Am taking Friday off #CountryDutypic.twitter.com/uBWacgy6tk

— Khuliso Mbedzi (@Kmbedzi26Mbedzi) June 2, 2017

Salute!

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