Show we’re serious about law and order

SO FINALLY Durban is getting closer to being a military municipality with the Casspirs.

Someone in the townships will say “phew, these apartheid guys knew how to build vehicles”.

It’s tragic that when politicians are accused of misdemeanours in respect of tenders, such a “military approach” isn’t applied in investigating such irregularities.

I’m still curious as to how the Currie Road development plans were passed, timeframes, officials’ signatures, and who was, and is, the municipal manager and what were his qualifications when these specific plans were passed?

The building is still a concrete shell, and this is not exactly how you run a world-class city.

I’m sure the current mayor, who should have some knowledge about this, can shed some light.

As for the recent protests and land invasions in Durban, this is chaos and disorder.

It’s no use for officials running to talk shop around the world when your city is burning.

It seems strange that, come election time, all the politicians and political parties will come out blowing their trumpets, yet no one is to be seen when these protests occur.

Burning vehicles is anarchy and chaos. It’s about time, with all the surveillance systems, that a reward is posted and such perpetrators are arrested, charged and brought to trial.

Burning of service delivery vehicles/property is tantamount to treason, creating disorder, no-go areas and making parts of the city non-functional.

A few disruptors (with a few corrupt politicians) behind prison bars (not booze), and this will be the best message South Africa and President Cyril Ramaphosa can send to the world – that the country is serious about law and order. MUHAMMAD OMAR Durban North