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Election posters on broken lamp posts. He asks what we're voting for

TikToker @juliusloots filmed election posters stuck on broken lamp posts and asked what South Africans are voting for. About 245,000 views. Watch it and see the comments.

By Reported Team

Julius Loots in his car looking sceptical while talking about election posters on broken lamp posts
Still from a TikTok video by @juliusloots

TikToker @juliusloots filmed himself in his car reacting to election posters stuck on broken lamp posts. The clip, posted on 31 October ahead of the 4 November local elections, has about 245,000 views and about 28,000 likes.

In the video he points out posters for parties including the DA, EFF and ANC on poles that are not working, and asks what people are actually voting for. Cape Argus reported the clip had tens of thousands of likes and nearly 2,000 shares by early November. Reported has not independently verified which streets were filmed.

What the comments are saying

@rubertha_:

"3 posters on one lamp post right next to a moerse pot hole" (3987 likes)

@japezridindirty:

"voting for the lamp post to workπŸ‘ŒπŸ˜…" (495 likes)

@mrachuz:

"All of them are the same btw" (82 likes)

@kay._.xxi:

"Making street signs for potholes, instead of spending fixing the potholes they spending on pothole warning signs🀣" (48 likes)

@over_ridez:

"bro if we dont know who to vote for WE JUST DONT VOTE !!😭😭" (41 likes)

@lester1zn:

"Make it make sense...." (22 likes)

@mcmalan7:

"makes sence . pleanty posters on lamp poles ,but not even 1 fkn lamp pole is working proper . πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ for what are whe voting for" (15 likes)

@the.dohgg:

"rip lamp posts" (14 likes)

Video and image: @juliusloots on TikTok.

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