Religious leaders in Africa are a failure – Backchatter

SPORTS

How pathetic is our Protea cricket team? They let the most successful all-round cricketer in the world go and help the English team instead of our team. CSA needs to think clearly. | NJT

MUFC supporters having the best conversation with LFC supporters. Liverpool not saying anything and Man Utd not listening. | CA

ODDS AND ENDS

Do African religious leaders have any backbone and say in African states? Do they understand and appreciate the enormity of their lack of decision-making in Africa and African states? Where are these bishops and leaders of churches that have allowed most African states to collapse and become communist? It has to be said the leadership from the likes of the Anglican, Catholic and Methodist churches is extremely weak. Most African states have failed since obtaining so-called freedom from colonialism. What have any of you done to arrest this shocking and dismal state of affairs? Unfortunately, it has to be said that religious leaders in Africa are a dismal failure. You have all failed the people of Africa, and the same is happening in South Africa. Do any of you have the guts and courage to speak up and sort things out? We have to say at this stage you are quite useless as you do not speak up. You have failed the people of Africa, and you are doing the same thing in

South Africa. | CB

If the driver of NDM 4 can drive so recklessly on the N2 southbound then don’t blame other reckless drivers. | Anon

Now that there’s a delay in the vaccine roll-out, can the doctors please continue to administer ivermectin to all patients who need it? This will ease the strain on government coffers. This present vaccine has a shelf life until April and is only 26% effective. Many lives could be lost before we get a stronger vaccine, so please, if ivermectin is as good as it’s claimed, then please use it. | BOB. Wentworth.

The reason why these so-called countries on the African continent do not function properly is because they are run by people who are full of hate and revenge. | Ex South African

Can the authorities do something about all the shops playing loud music in central Durban? What’s the use of blasting music? Customers will go deaf. | Razia

I’ve got a family to feed, bills to pay, how can I wait for level 2 or

1 to get back to making a living? I’ve got to do something to get cash. Living on a prayer is one thing, but at the end of the day, the government cannot support me and my family. Those in high places just shout out rules after rules. I will take my chance with the virus and get out there to do something, anything. It’s better to die of the virus than starvation or worries. | A.

Professor Salim Abdool Karim, you are doing a good job, but please also listen to other experts like Professor Shabir Mahdi, whose experience is also educating us. | Anon.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has not responded to calls for solutions to South Africa’s horrifying daily road carnage to be announced in his Sona speech this Thursday. If he cares about the lives of road users, surely he will act? | Richard Benson, Road Safety Action Campaign.

The EFF alliance with the Zuma grouping to run South Africa will be disastrous. It’s well known that Julius Malema had assisted Zuma to become president, and it was Julius who eventually brought about the demise of Zuma. Corrupt politicians will group to stop the current anticorruption initiatives by various enforcement agencies. We must vote in another political party, or we are heading for disaster. South Africa must now vote intelligently. | Anon.