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HOW PENSIONERS SAVE

I notice the woman in the picture, Your Views, April 25, is choosing boxed cereal. Wow, she is lucky to be able to afford that luxury. Lady, porridge, oats or mealie meal is cheaper. Other shoppers, do your homework, check prices, do comparisons — that’s how we pensioners manage. And if you don’t need it, don’t buy it. In this Chirp I am referring to those who have shrinking incomes.

Geraldine

POLITICS IN THE HEAD

Why do city councillors have in their title the word “political”, such as budget and Treasury political head, corporate services political head, electricity and energy political head or roads and transport political head?

Heads must roll, Korsten The Editor responds: This refers to mayoral committee members who lead the various portfolios. There are the political heads and the administative heads, which are executive directors.

TROON AS ‘MAIN MAN’

Councillor Troon, you showed citizens of the metro in your letter that you are power hungry (“NA’s Van Niekerk not mayor material — Troon”, April 25). You are here to serve the people who voted for you, not fight to be the main man in the metro. In the days when PE of old was run without party politics, the mayor received no salary and the mayoral car was only used for official occasions, this was a city to live in. Highly paid clowns have let it fall into disarray.

Ratepayer Lawrence Troon’s letter is indicative of the problems encountered when working in a coalition with small parties. Some politicians use their tenure in council to promote their own selfish ambitions by changing alliances at whim, with no real regard for good governance and service delivery. It seems all they are concerned with is the sheltered employment provided by council.

Davey Crockett

CHILLI BOYS LOSING HEAT

Spot on, Malcolm Dodds, re the Chilli Boys being “not so hot” (April 24). Perhaps they could be renamed the “Mild Jalepenos”. Second: I’ve never heard of elephants biting anything, let alone Bulldogs (“Elephants bite Bulldogs in Currie Cup derby battle”, April 24), Please stop these nonsensical EP rugby headlines.

Rocket Chippa are a circus — all laughter and no action. The changing of managers on a frequent basis is humorous. I cannot see them in the Premier League next year. They need professional people and players. Goodbye, Chippa United.

Football supporter

SAME OLD PICTURE

Why is the same picture of EP Elephants manager Rafiek Hermans repeatedly featured in George Byron’s reports (“EP move Kenyan clash from Gqeberha to Port Alfred”, April 25)?

RAG