THE WEEK IN WORDS
Universities would be able to accommodate more students, but there are some students who are past their sell-by date and are constipating the system. The system needs to be unblocked. – Statistician-General Dr Pali Lehohla in his submissions to the Fees Commission in Centurion, Tshwane, about students who do not graduate. What needs to be done is to rescue those who are yet to be born. – Lehohla again. Within half an hour of a person drinking a bottle of vodka they become intoxicated and in that state they cause havoc in their homes. – Chatsworth Child Welfare president Logan Naidu on the effects alcohol is having on families. Anyone who participates in (fake news) to advance their objectives should realise the long-term damage. It ultimately renders everything they put out untrustworthy. – Social media expert Arthur Goldstuck believes fake news destroys public discourse and undermines democratic values. I had three major injuries, and then a fourth: bicep in 2014, neck vertebrae in 2015, shoulder capsule in the Toulon friendly in February 2016, and the concussion in the Springbok match against Ireland in June. I am hoping that four is enough! I feel like I have not played for the Sharks in years. It is almost like starting over. – Sharks captain Patrick Lambie.
Love her until the end and try
to understand her. – Westcliff, Chatsworth, husband Bharaman Govender, 83, on what he believed had kept his wife,Velliamma, 75, happy as they prepared to celebrate 60 years of marriage yesterday. There are about 13 000 homes in Westville and it is sad to see that, on average, 100 residents attend the monthly CPF meetings. – Caz Weeks,Westville Community Policing Forum spokesman, on a spike in crime in the suburb and after ADT security guard Themba Mqwika was shot dead during a scuffle with two armed men. The school has to stay open no matter what, because my parents work. I don’t have a choice. If we close, then there will be a domino effect because parents then can’t go to work. – Nicci Brill, principal of independent school Whizz Kids in Pinetown, on the impact water cuts has on schools.