The sky is blue for me, Elon
IFP spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa. File photo by Bongani Mbatha/ African News Agency(ANA)
The prevailing question in the lead up to the 2019 elections for many South Africans is who to vote for? But with a record 48 parties registered to contest Wednesday’s elections, we are more spoiled for choice than ever before.
Avid supporters of the so-called “big three” already know where their loyalties lie but the state of affairs we as a country find ourselves living in has some South Africans considering lending their vote to one of the other 45 parties.
The Inkhata Freedom Party (IFP) is one of the options on the table but what would South Africa under the guidance of the IFP look like?
According to a few creative locals on Twitter, this is how life under an IFP government would be:
Speaking Zulu will be compulsory #WhatIfIFPWins
— QueenDkey👻 (@DkeyViews) May 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/Thabang48688661/status/1124051210150064140
#WhatIfIFPWins Every Man is getting a 2nd 3rd 4th Wife 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/N96lffwrgS
— MK Party uMkhonto WeSizwe 💚🖤💚👑 (@KingMntungwa) May 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/BLESS_SHUTDOWN/status/1123594566605660160
King Zwelithini would be the youth league president #WhatIfIFPWins pic.twitter.com/bUNphq4hta
— Thabani Silomo Xtramask 🇿🇦 (@Xtramask_T) May 1, 2019
#WhatIfIFPWins
Taxi drivers will be called Pilots. pic.twitter.com/qkh5Lwgiyg— MBUYAZI🇿🇦 (@djbekzin) May 1, 2019
#WhatIfIFPWins…this will be the new Springboks, Proteas & Bafana Bafana kit pic.twitter.com/WRr8HunGSN
— His Excellency (@eemz_em) May 1, 2019
#WhatIfIFPWins Bar One chocolate will be
"Bha-Wani"— @Iam_Syphe (@Iam_Syphe) May 2, 2019
#WhatIfIFPWins the facebook will be called ‘ubuso bencwadi’ pic.twitter.com/6N6UBL94Um
— ISizwe ❤️🖤💚❤️🖤💚 (@AzaniaMayibuye) May 2, 2019
Zulu names on everything🤣🤣🤣 #WhatIfIFPWins pic.twitter.com/SSu8CKIlVn
— Mnca-Mnce 🍬 (@Mnca_mnce) May 2, 2019
Letter R will be banned #WhatIfIFPWins pic.twitter.com/RdqzuVpCKT
— YourEx (@TshepoEx) May 2, 2019
#WhatIfIFPWins WhatsApp will officially be renamed to Whataphu! pic.twitter.com/rR8iCBhpok
— Sphe Ngobese (@sphecialist) May 2, 2019
https://twitter.com/CollenRM/status/1123813430870401024
Not everyone took to kindly to the jokes as some felt as though they were heavily steeped in stereotypes about Zulu people.
https://twitter.com/AzaniaNHLX/status/1123824371288674306
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