Good Samaritan made our day too
REGARDING the good Samaritan (“Good Samaritans made our Friday”, January 30), this man must be doing the rounds in Port Elizabeth. Two Saturdays ago my friend and I had our breakfast paid for by a kind man at Angelo’s in Walmer. This act of random kindness made our day.
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TRANSNET Property in Port Elizabeth is racist. There are no coloured or Indian managers, only black and white. Junior staff and temps are all black. Brian Molefe should answer that too.
Dirty state of city buildings a disgrace
ON Monday January 16, the cruise liner, Silver Wind, docked in the Port Elizabeth harbour and I was asked to do a city tour in my vehicle for six French Canadians. After having an operation to my foot I have been unable to do any driving for a while, so I was rather shocked to see what the city looks like now.
Give work to local business
I WANT to thank Herald readers for their support during my medical disability last year.
Sewerage blockages remain uncleared
I LIVE in Soweto on Sea where sewerage blockage is a daily problem. We have reported this numerous times, but nothing is done.
Don’t want advert clutter
TODAY I walk around with a considerable bruise on my wrist as I wrestled to extricate what is meant to be my mail from my metal letterbox.
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Different law for the ‘high ups’
THE Herald front page item “Premier bust on speed charge” (January 26) refers. Is there one law for “high ups” and another for the ordinary person?
Polluted Swartkops a health hazard
IT is with great sadness and disappointment that I must read that the popular Redhouse River Mile, Africa’s oldest open water swimming event, has once again been moved to the Sundays River on February 19 due to the poor water quality of the Swartkops River (“Sundays River hosts Spar Redhouse River Mile”, January 17).
Good Samaritans made our Friday
TWO pensioners go off to Greenacres in search of a reasonably priced pair of sandals. We only found one pair but the price was too high for us.
Set example, Ms Kiviet
MOST of our appointed political heads of departments are an embarrassment and a public disgrace. They dismally fail to lead from the front.
Bam an inspiring and exemplary teacher
MUCH has been written about Fikile Bam, who, for the past 15 years was judge president of the Land Claims Court (“E Cape icon Bam dies at 74”, January 19).
Forecast not always accurate
RECENT reports regarding the general unhappiness among the public to do with the ridiculous fines for anyone besides the official South African Weather Bureau giving out local weather warnings, etc under the proposed SA Weather Service Amendment Act refer.
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Stop fiddling while Rome burns
I HEARD on the radio the minister of basic education had announced it would be compulsory for schools to offer indigenous language (is that the politically correct term?) from next year.
Transnet overlooks coloured applicants
TRANSNET opened posts at its container depot in Port Elizabeth in December last year. They wanted 27 lifting equipment operators to start in January this year.
New security measures keep crime out of Cape Recife
THE Cape Recife Conservancy, which includes NMMU, Pine Lodge resort, South African Marine Rescue and Education Centre, Summerstrand Hotel, Humewood Golf Club, Noordhoek Skiboat Club, the Cape Recife Nature Reserve (Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality) and supporting organisations, has been working doggedly since 2008 to secure the area for the conservation and recreational benefit of the public.
SA must reject ‘payback time’ jobs for party members
THE recent appointment of Thami ka Plaatjie by President Jacob Zuma as the deputy chairman of the SABC board has given more credence to the allegations in municipalities and provinces that there are certain positions that are reserved and can only be secured by joining the ANC.
Action needed on rhino poaching now
THE news that this year has brought with it more rhino carcasses, mostly in the Kruger Park, minus the horns, has met with outrage and disbelief.
Donkin revamp leaves hotel patrons in dark
MANY patrons visiting our establishment have been upbeat about the recent upgrade of the Donkin Reserve and some of the new structures to be found there.
Take off caps when anthems played
WHY do the cricketing authorities not ensure that the young boys, who accompany the Proteas and their opponents onto the field, remove their caps when the national anthems are played?
Firm now without water for a week
WE are a company situated in North End, Port Elizabeth. On January 18 the municipality was informed about a burst pipe.
We must resist parole attempt by rapist pair
I READ that the two people convicted of raping and severely mutilating a young Port Elizabeth woman some 17-odd years ago are possibly to be paroled (“No parole yet for Noordhoek rapists”, January 18)!
Corruption hits poor
THE cancer of corruption is hitting workers hard. Everywhere, when an amount of money is misused or wasted, it affects workers and the poor negatively.
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Let us help fix the schools crisis
TOWNSHIP schools have been consistently losing pupils to schools in “town” or ex-Model C schools for a number of years now.
Criminals seen as outside community
THE incident of what has become popularly called mob justice in New Brighton (“Angry mob kills child rape suspect”, January 16) illuminates an important issue, namely that for communities such as the one in New Brighton, the police are not the only means of exacting justice on criminals.
Rescue appreciated
MAY I, through the courtesy of your newspaper, express my grateful thanks to the very kind man who rescued my husband on January 9. Taking a friend’s dog for a walk, he got lost.
Fix EC roads before there’s nothing left
I WANT to sympathise with “Disgusted” from Cannon Rocks for the embarrassment of driving friends along the shocking and disgraceful road to Midfor and through the Alexandria Forest (“Coastal road in shocking state”, January 16).
Fund supporters want to see lists of contributions
Give schools admissions autonomy
CHRISTIAN Martin, MPL, wrote a letter which appeared in The Herald on January 16, referring to public schools acting illegally by denying certain pupils admission (“Beware of illegal reasons denying pupils admission to schools”).
Don’t support circus cruelty
THERE is more than enough evidence that circuses are archaic and come out of the dark ages. Wild animals belong in the wild, not carted around in beast wagons with no environmental enrichment and unable to practise their natural behaviour.
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Free swimming unfair
I WENT for a walk on Sunday morning along the beach. From the slides side, I saw somebody swimming in the McArthur Pool complex.
Why is Bay wasting money on new wall?
CAN someone from the municipality please explain the need to erect a wall along the promenade from the McArthur Pool complex to Humewood Beach?
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