EN PASSANT

THE PEOPLE trying to turn old GPO (post office) tunnels in the Joburg CBD into new walkways don’t know where they’re living (“Joburg underground marvel”, The Star, September 21).

Take a look at the crime stats and you’ll get the idea. Shortly after opening, it will be a haven for the homeless.

After the first victims of robbery are taken to the morgue, it will return to its former state. Bernard Benson Parklands, Joburg

WHILE I respect anybody who achieves 80, I wonder if such an age makes you forgetful?

Much praise has been poured upon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela who has achieved that notable age, but no mention made of the notorious Mandela United Soccer Club or the subjects of their brand of justice – Stompie Seipei and his three friends!

The records show the woman who is now 80 was the instigator. Is this now a state secret?

Why no real justice for Stompie and company? Tom Lambe Oakdene, Joburg

ONE MUST get more and more confused about our President Jacob Zuma to show him with the first lady.

I understand he has four wives. So who qualifies as first lady? J Auer Springs

I CAN’T believe people who earn less than R600 000 are considered unable to pay university fees. I’d give my left arm to earn that much and pay for my granddaughters! Sally Leslie Cape Town

TEMBISILE Makgatho’s letter “There was nothing mature about elections” (September 22) refers. Has Makgatho not heard the expression “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”? Wim van Gils Alberton

NUCLEAR waste needs to be secure from all forms of access for at least as long as humans have existed. Rod Murphy Joburg