Buthelezi’s BSC brings the cheers

MAY I congratulate Ndumiso Buthelezi for graduating with a BSC in chemistry under great duress.

It was shocking to read about the conduct of his supervisor, who is also highly qualified.

We must thank Buthelezi for having the courage to expose him in the way he did, and reveal via the media the derogatory words used on a student doing research at a university.

The supervisor’s conduct reveals he has no self-respect and so is unable to respect others.

A person of such calibre should not be allowed to work at a higher education institution.

His personality suggests he should be assessed by a psychiatrist and, even better, restart his basic education to be taught how to respect others and which words are good and which are derogatory.

Again, congratulations

Ndumiso on your success and especially for exposing the words on your orange overalls for thousands of readers to view.

I am sure Buthelezi also owes his success to the dean and head of the school of health sciences, Professor Mahmoud Soliman. RASHANIKA GANESH

Westville

Together we must build a better SA

IN THE building of a new South Africa, there can be no bystanders. We will all have to be involved in one way or another.

Affirmative action does not mean waiting on some new government or Western nation to dish out handouts. It means affirmative involvement by all of us: we have millions who do not have basic necessities such as food, education and health facilities.

We have millions living on the outskirts of large towns and cities, drawn by the prospect of employment. The squatter population around Durban is already estimated to exceed 2 million.

Unemployment has been rising steadily. We now have more than 5million unemployed and the gap between the employed and jobless is getting bigger.

Influencing factors include political uncertainty, funding shortages, a bloated bureaucracy, incompetent government administration and capital flight

All this weakens the economy, dragging South Africa into the danger zone. Not to mention the large-scale corruption in government. Few democracies survive the ravaging effects of poverty and inequality.

No government will be able to deliver to satisfy expectations.

With determination, courage and honesty, we can share in the achievement despite adversity.

ISMAIL M MOOLLA