› Error thing that's there is for people who don't agree with what or don't necessarily have the viewpoint, if you particularly look at the margins of error and how they exist, I think firstly to premise what the margins and error are, they're just in terms of a statistical error margin that will exist for polling data. So it's plus minus 3% either way, which is to say, if they say the ANC will get 30%, it could be 27%, it could be 33%. What becomes apparent is
› Is the further and further down you go that list is that when you don't live in a metro, when you live in rural South Africa, where you live where there's less economic activity, they don't even care to get the statistics or the data right. I mean, in the Northern Cape, sitting at 12% of an error of margin, that implies you're essentially just guessing. I mean, 3% margin of error is what's considered reasonable when you're considering real polling data. And we can't even uphold that. And sometimes when we celebrate these statistics, when we celebrate
› These facts in South Africa, when we celebrate who's a winner in which municipality or which polling system is working or which polling system isn't working, it's one that doesn't acknowledge and fully recognize that part of the narrative is curated. Part of the narrative isn't factual. Because look at that: Eastern Cape over 6%, and Buma Langa at 7%, nearly 8%, Limpopo at 8.5%. And note, it's only at 8.5% that we start to question whether or not there is.
› Even validity. They say indicative, treat with care, six to ten percent. What does treat with care mean when we're talking about the state of governance, the state and future of our country? I think it's important that as South Africa, as a state, that we start to be considerate of everyone because it's in those same metros the ANC still continues to be dominant. It's in those same metros that we say, oh no, the ANC is becoming a rural party. Why is the ANC becoming a rural party something to celebrate or something?
› To talk of as if they're still not a party, as if they aren't governing in places where people live. We need to be serious about the conversation in South Africa. And part of our seriousness also comes from the statistics and data that we use to guide the conversations that we're going to going forward. And so, if this is where we are with our statistics, if this is where we are with our data, it's beyond us saying that we need to take it with a pinch of salt. It's about us actually being realistic and recognizing the reality of that most of this data is not necessarily even a true reflection of where South Africa.
› Africa is. It's a gauge of where South Africa is. It's trying to be at most get some indication of where we are. But statistically, they just fail at it. And we have to recognize that. Sure. Well, fam, that's where it is. That's where we're going to end the conversation for now. If you really enjoyed this video, please make sure to like, share, and subscribe as SMWX is on its way to half a million subscribers. Until next time, let's keep spreading the fire.