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NO SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR PASTORS

“THEY think they live in Mugabe-land these people arresting a pastor with guns” (The Herald, April 21). Why not say “America”? Police in the US are heavily armed and trigger-happy! Do you mean that pastors should be given special treatment? That a lawyer should expect to pre-arrange an “interview” with the SAPS instead of handcuffs if the suspect or accused happens to be a pastor? SCREWTAPE

ODDS OF ZUMA STEPPING DOWN

ARE any bookmakers offering odds that President Jacob Zuma has long ago decided to step down at the next elective conference? MONGREL, MILLARD GRANGE

ENTERTAINING RUGBY

CONGRATULATIONS to Deon Davids and the entertaining Kings who provided SA Rugby with the highlight of the weekend. MM

R30M LOSS TO MOLEFE

DARN! Brian Molefe must be upset at having his R30-million pay out returned to Treasury, but what about the loss to the Saxonwold shebeen? IAN

CONDOLENCES ON LOSS OF STALWART

I WOULD like to send my condolences to the Lindani family on the passing of Uma Unosipho Lindani, who was an ANC stalwart, at the age of 107. RIP, Mamsukwini. Aluta continua! NDODOMZI KIBI, UITENHAGE

WHO GOT THE LAPTOP TENDER?

SO the Department of Education is dishing out a laptop to every foundation phase teacher on May 4 to the value of R18 000 each. How many teachers could they not employ? I wonder who got this exorbitant tender? DISGUSTED TEACHER

CHEAPER RATES FOR LOCALS

IN response to Gavin with regards to different fees for tourists. It’s standard practice across Europe for locals to be charged cheaper rates to enter attractions. NICOLETTE

STOP GIBBERING, MR BOBANI

MR Bobani, you really suffer from an inferiority complex! Please stop your gibbering and go away! JH

WHO REALLY RUNS SA?

WHO really runs South Africa? I doubt very much that it’s Zuma who is at the head of all this mess. It was seriously morally wrong to have a midnight meeting. This seems to be bizarrely dishonourable. JP

RECORD NUMBER OF GRADUATES

IT would seem that after weeks and weeks of student demonstrations, frequently violent, including damage to property, NMMU had a record number of graduates. Here is a suggestion. Reduce the university year by two months and we will once again have a record number of graduates, this time without the demonstrations. RICHARD, SUMMERSTRAND