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In the current chaotic (and confusing!) political climate, you can always count on our tweeps to try my sense of it all -- in 140 characters and various memes. So when a Guateng court ordered that the Public Protector's 'state capture' report be released before close of business today, Twitter went into a bit of a meltdown.
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Here are some of our favourite reactions.
Waiting for 5pm and the #StateCaptureReport like pic.twitter.com/c6euwgxOdD — Gugulethu Mhlungu (@GugsM) November 2, 2016
President Zuma, when asked "Do you have any issues with #StateCaptureReport being released?" pic.twitter.com/0nAOFzqI5w — I'm Tawanda (@ImTawanda) November 2, 2016
Waiting to read the #StateCapture report pic.twitter.com/Ch0SNHLV3X — IG: ConceptSixty5 (@Sentletse) November 2, 2016
Whole country right now #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/dQ1dxQC4C1 — Thulani Gqirana (@ThulaniGqirana) November 2, 2016
What a day? #StateCaptureReport #SaveSouthAfrica #orlandopirates?! Yey kuningi!!! And now we wait for 5pm pic.twitter.com/xF0sNJ8MZW — Nondu (@nondu_khoza) November 2, 2016
Maybe #StateCaptureReport should be printed out and pinned onto public walls like the ancient Romans did. The website is gonna take strain. — Erin Bates (@ermbates) November 2, 2016
#jacobzuma at the moment #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/KoKaMTVsLO — Gavin Stevens (@gav7756) November 2, 2016
Waiting for 17:00 ? #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/3jdPdtTPMM — ?? (@GodMother_M) November 2, 2016
South Africans waiting for this #StateCaptureReport like... pic.twitter.com/u0rmWYM6o3 — Sohini Sewpershad (@sewper_so) November 2, 2016
@ThulaniGqirana @ermbates not until #datamustfall. More like.... #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/8QT6TCltGF — Jonathan Erasmus (@JonathanErasmus) November 2, 2016
Des heading to court right now... #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/z9GDf3njFu — Kerry Mauchline (@kerryjm) November 2, 2016
Anybody who will try to call me between now and 5pm, i'll reprimand like #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/HP4BdX3RAz — I am Miss Nikkie (@nikkie_nthebe) November 2, 2016
Waiting till 5pm for the #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/MTIwk6Mv3K — King Luan Snyders (@LuanSnyders2) November 2, 2016
BREAKING NEWS in South Africa is going to break the internet today. Trying to keep up like... #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/ppptRbOyMk — Name cannot be blank (@Burgerboxx) November 2, 2016
Leaked video of Zuma having his lunch today after the judge's ruling on the #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/9QQFJOfVhQ — uBabes We Booty? (@Amaze_M) November 2, 2016
The Public Protector website still not working. OK. #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/SGs8nasOXH — Motsiri Karabo (@MotsiriK) November 2, 2016
Waiting for 5pm to come #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/hAFHAhMMgI — Petru Saal (@petrusaal) November 2, 2016
Waiting on the #StateCaptureReport like...#PublicProtector pic.twitter.com/gxBjkWwLIJ — TownZAR Media (@townzarmedia) November 2, 2016
Checking to see if it's 17:00 yet... #StateCaptureReport #StateCapture pic.twitter.com/LG9lvb3mWs — Lux (@luxster_08) November 2, 2016
I can't wait on that 5PM, kushubile! #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/qG4INtR6Vz — Just Sayin... (@ThaboMaru) November 2, 2016
When Zuma & Co. found out the #StateCaptureReport has to be released by 17:00 #SaveSouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/jsuuhVjKnk — Zolani (@Zolani_W) November 2, 2016
Waiting for #StateCaptureReport like pic.twitter.com/7Gd6tvUVmH — I am Miss Nikkie (@nikkie_nthebe) November 2, 2016
#StateCaptureReport Some folks very worried right now pic.twitter.com/eSFnhMaPED — Sure Kamhunga (@SureKamhunga) November 2, 2016
me after hearing the report is coming out at 17:00 #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/H4sSizrV2z — sakhiwo Johannes (@_Sakhi) November 2, 2016
Waiting for 5PM with your data recharged #StateCaptureReport pic.twitter.com/inejK5oMIT — Lungsta King, Jr (@lungsta_mk) November 2, 2016
