YOUR CHIRPS

STOP BLEEDING CITIZENS DRY

“HOME owners dispute valuations” (April 10): for crying out loud when will the fleecing of citizens in NMBM stop? The metro seems to be short of funds all the time. What happened to all the millions that were saved in the first 100 days [in office of the coalition]? Councillors must bear in mind that what they earn in a month most ordinary people earn in a year.

AGAIN DISGUSTED, PORT ELIZABETH

DROP SUNWOLVES FROM SUPER RUGBY

WHY expel two SA sides and one Australian team, and keep the Sunwolves, a northern team in a southern competition (“Kings vow to dodge the axe”, April 10)? Let the two worst sides from SA and Australia play off, drop one of each and the Japanese. Voila, 15 left.

RUGBY FAN

WHERE IS COUNTRY HEADING?

WHERE is this country heading? Only the person conscientised with black consciousness can give a thorough explanation and exact analysis of where this country is heading to.

ZWELINZIMA MATYU

HOW A PROTEST SHOULD BE RUN

ANC, please take note Friday’s march by the DA calling for Jacob Zuma to fall was peaceful, no violence, no stone-throwing, no looting, no tyres burnt. Please teach your members how it is done.

LEON

CABINET RESHUFFLE

GWEDE Mantashe is a liar. According to our culture, a circumcised man doesn’t lie. I’m so disappointed to hear a man, father, grandfather and uncle lie to the whole nation. So we as Xhosas no longer recognise you as one of us. You have failed to uphold our principles so we have decided to strip you of your Xhosa identity. You are a disgrace to the community of Cala.

MAWOKO, KWAMAGXAKI, PORT ELIZABETH

ARE Jacob Zuma and the ANC blind or just plain stupid? Clearly the antis outnumbered the pros. The ANC [leaders] are corrupt dictators with disregard for democracy and a better life for all.

READER

JACOB ZUMA: it is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

MZOLI MONTSI, ZWIDE, PORT ELIZABETH

CAN MAINE REALLY BE THAT IGNORANT?

THE blind leading the blind? Can Collen Maine really be as ignorant as his utterances make him out to be?

D CHESTERTON

KEEP YOUR ELECTION PROMISES

PLEASE remind me: did not the DA promise to have library staff working hours that are client-responsive? So starting work at 10am on Monday and stopping work at 2pm on Friday is good? Athol Trollip, keep your election promises!

MONGREL

FIX UP BEACH WALK

DO the powers-that-be ever inspect the beach walk from Pollok to the beacon? If not, do so before the Easter visitors arrive. Piles of sand prevent one from keeping to the path and it’s been like this for months! A disgrace! Aren’t you proud of your city?

BEACH LOVER