Tweet of the Week
GARETH VAN ONSELEN: God help us?
Everything is upside down. Politicians are praying and the church is politicking
Welcome to Tweet of the Week. Every Friday I will use this column to hand out an award to one person who has tweeted something of significance. There are no strict rules, only that the tweet in question must offer an important insight, define a debate (notorious or otherwise) or mark an occasion. This week the Tweet of the Week goes to @barrybateman for: "If only Table Mountain was a volcano, then they could’ve offered a human sacrifice. That would definitely bring rain."Profile: Barry Bateman is a senior reporter for Eyewitness News and co-author of the book Behind The Door: the Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp Story. He has 426k followers on Twitter. Citation: According to reports, Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille was on Thursday set to "host an inter-faith gathering of various religious leaders to pray for rain". She said in a statement that Cape Town residents had done a lot to save water but "we have to do more". They are going to have to pray real hard; at least, far harde...
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