MacG and Co. Aiming to Get 1000 Signatures Before Friday To Earn a Seat in Parliament
Podcast and Chill host MacG has his sights set on running for presidency in the upcoming 2024 National Elections due on the 29th of May 2024, and all seems to be on track for the polarising podcaster.
Vying for a seat in Parliament as an aspiring independent candidate, MacG has been on a campaign to secure a minimum of 1000 signatures. So far, MacG has managed to secure 460 signatures, with the deficit being 540 going into the next campaign.
MacG announced the progress via an X post, saying: “Phakama Chiller. Yesterday we managed to get 460 signatures, [and] today we need 540. Join us at Tuks Pretoria from 1PM to rally behind our cause to get 1000 signatures for parliament. Let’s make a difference together.”
If MacG does get to the thousand-signature threshold, it will be enough to earn him rights to a seat in parliament, but there has been speculation of putting in comedian Eugen Khoza to be a representative in parliament instead, courtesy of an episode on the podcast in which MacG volunteered Khoza as a worthy regent for the position.
In the episode (Episode 535), MacG and JJ (and Ghost Lady, occasionally) can be heard discussing what it takes to garner a parliamentary seat, including rounding up 20 thousand Rands, as well as the customary signature run of getting enough people to back their campaign. The first topic of the podcast, which lasted over ten minutes covered the parliamentary signature foray,
Watch the episode below:
The Electoral Commission of South Africa has set this coming Friday as the deadline for prospective candidates to hand in their signatures.
Although this is a last-minute foray, MacG has the help of co-host Sol Phenduka, and Eugene Khoza in his mission to win a place in parliament. And next stop is Tuks located in the country’s administrative capital.
This is a developing story.