We can rely on consistency of fraud and corruption

COVID-19

ONE thing we can rely on during these uncertain Covid-19 times is the absolute consistency of our ANC government. Now we have a Special Investigation Unit investigating multiple allegations of maladministration, fraud and corruption related to the R500 billion Covid-19 response. So good to have things you can rely on. | Shanef

Why can’t our DOE (Department of Education) go online? Give every educator and pupil a smartphone. Use Covid-19 funds. This is the age of the internet.

Perhaps we need another approach regarding our dissatisfaction with certain conditions of the lockdown. It seems that the powers that be are selective about certain things. Let’s offer solutions to them on how certain issues can be weaned in. For example, we know what would happen if the ban on cigarettes were to be lifted suddenly. Maybe people out there have viable suggestions. | BK

I think the leader of the DA should divert all his useless energy in controlling the spread of the virus rather than worrying about the sale of cigarettes and opening up of the economy. The DA always plays as a party that is concerned about the poor but since this pandemic they are in hiding. I do feel sorry for the people of KZN that voted for the DA in time of desperation. They are nowhere around.

Even with the best Constitution in the world our government has been forced to implement some of the most oppressive regulations on its citizens. Once out of our homes, we are deprived of one of the most elementary rights of all living creatures, that is to breathe, because of the compulsory wearing of face masks in public places. In the most difficult of times human beings of most major religions sought solace in extra-congregational and mass prayers. With all the best medical scientists in the world a cure or a vaccine is many many long months if not years away. Are there some really powerful sinister forces behind all this, hell-bent on changing the beautiful planet and the current way of life as we know it? | Pensioner, Durban.

UIF unable to pay benefits: workers benefits looted as done in almost all state departments. The labour minister must answer as the same is happening at the Compensation Fund and this minister is fully aware of the goings-on at these Labour Department. He must not pretend.

Do not throw stones at glass houses when you live in one. Nobody can pretend about the current crisis our country is in. Fraud and corruption prior to the virus was a crippling blow, and then came Covid-19 and lockdown with devastating consequences. The road to recovery is a long and difficult one. It is the right of every South African to work together for a better future for their loved ones. | Norman Pillay

ODDS AND ENDS

Neighbours throwing dirt into bushes and vacant properties. When you throw the dirt see that it does not fall into your neighbour’s yard because our fence and walls are high and we have to clean your filthy mess that’s not going into the bushes or vacant land. Keep your dirt in your own yard because we all get refuse bags and it is collected weekly. What about the pets that end up eating the mess you’ve thrown away, and we take care of them and feed them special food? All of us are taking precaution with the coronavirus. Nobody wants to wake up to neighbours’ dirt. | Semi-detached property Chatsworth.

What is Telkom mobile up to? Calls constantly dropped, air time not being loaded. And they keep quiet about it. Very sneaky. | Mike.

That irritating TV advert about the young man who hitches lifts with a whole host of people, makes small talk about absolutely nothing intelligent and resorts to catch slang to sell short-term insurance; must rate as the most irritating ad on the small screen. It’s an absolute switch off. | MJ