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Magistrate Elvis Reddy who presided over the Mduduzi Manana assault matter is a spineless individual to essentially support misogyny. Manana belongs in jail in his glad rags, which you and I paid for. KC

Surely more emphasis should be placed on basic education so that university hopefuls have a better grounding. Kathy, Sabie

I think it’s time the state reconsidered the safety of the paramedics by emphasising the law of having them armed at work. Anonymous

Italy’s failure to qualify for 2018 is payback for eliminating Australia by earning a penalty by blatant diving for 2006, which they went on to win. Serves them right. Michael Floyd

Free tertiary education? To fund a 70% dropout rate? And when the 30% eventually graduate long after the designated course period, there are no jobs. Not very astute. Educator

If you think MultiChoice is bad with repeats, try Open View HD. They repeat the repeats so much that you get hysterical with frustration. Craig, Vereeniging

Check it out! My bumper sticker will say: “Limit politicians to TWO TERMS” – one in office and one in jail. Frank Bruno

Shame on you, Andrew Trenchfor your stupid apology about The Times going digital. You do not seem to care that many of your readers are elderly, like myself, and are not able to read anything in digital form. I will most definitely not wish you luck in what you are doing. Peter Denton

Recently, police were beaten up in Vanderbijlpark by Nigerian drug dealers. This past Sunday, a police officer landed in hospital as a result of assault by churchgoers in Hillbrow. Young girls are kidnapped and turned into prostitutes. These acts by our visitors demonstrate that SA is a lawless country. mbr

Striking disparity between the sentences imposed on the coffin case accused and former minister Manana. Fourteen years in jail versus a paltry fine of R100 000. Seems race plays a part in retribution. Per Ardua

Zuma and Coetzee have both proven useless failures and both refuse to leave. Jono

At last South African sports lovers can be proud of one team – Branden Grace and his caddie, Zak. Well done, guys! Lynn Francis