Ramaphosa setting himself up for a fall

PETER Woods’ Xmas Eve column: always intellectually thoughtprovoking, except to those that prefer unquestioning masses. Perhaps some more insight on the actual origins of Christianity and other religions would be very interesting. HUDS THE article by Sam Venter on Pinot Noir in the Weekend Post inspired Carly and I to purchase a simple Two Oceans Pinot Noir. Very different and very good. We will certainly investigate further during our forthcoming trip to the West Coast. Thank you Ms Venter for another informative Vine Time. GORDON UPTON IT WOULD be amazing to see how quiet so many people would be if their hands were tied behind their back for a day (a “less talk day”!). Maybe more listening than speaking would be a new experience for them. MIKE CYRIL Ramaphosa are you aware that you have fallen into JZ’s trap by taking over the responsibility of sorting out SA problems? Unless you are a magician. You will be blamed like apartheid as the situation worsens. Your credentials are on the line. BRIAN THIRTY-FIVE thousand Sassa pensions were withdrawn because pensioners did not know payments were from the 13th to the 27th. It is their money. According to Sassa rules, monies must be withdrawn within three months. My friend was in hospital and did not know. Our old people are without money because of Sassa’s stupid rules. This is one way to steal pensioners’ only income. MONICA PE ZOOPLA, what Doopla are you smoking? Zuma is useless! Hendri BWB THANK you, Angela Daniels, for sharing your “racist” encounter. Well said. CAN somebody please explain what racist means? " I refer to Angela Daniels’ comments in the December 20 Weekend Post. In God’s eyes we are supposed to be equal. To me only people that suffer from an inferiority complex see other humans as racist, being black, white or any other colour. Sticks and stones might break my bones, but words cannot injure me. A MYBURGH BUSH story – please, this isn’t me being heartless. Going to the bush doesn’t make a man. It is said that once one goes to hospital he’s not a full indoda/ real man. I guess now we are heading there as far as the Ngcobo story is concerned. Whether one is cut or not is a private thing.The death of initiates is God's finger judging this blood rite. JOSHUA, A BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN SHAME, Helen Zille doesn’t know the meaning of the word fundamentalism! Helen, you can’t label an atheist a “fundamentalist”. An atheist is simply a person who does not believe that God or gods exist. DA please get your leader a dictionary for Christmas! And insist that during the holidays Zille must go on line and read Sam Harris’ response to Ben Affleck’s rude manner and ignorant remarks on HBO with Bill Maher. JW