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The greatest insult
Former president Jacob Zuma's refusal to appear before the state capture commission is not a political issue but a legal one.
Many people politicise his disrespect for the Zondo commission and the Constitutional Court as well. Zuma's middle finger at the Constitutional Court is the greatest insult this country has had to deal with since the dawn of democracy.
If all are really equal before the law then Zuma should be subjected to the country's laws, not ANC to rules. There is nothing political about applying the law equally to all citizens. Zuma is setting a bad example that some people are already copying.
To sum up, Zuma must be subjected to the laws of the country for his crimes. The law cannot apply to only one particular section of the population.
The rich and the politically connected are not above the law, that is in the constitution. — Samkelo Latakisa, via e-mail
When, oh when
I am a parent whose child attends one of the best schools in East London, with a great staff and principal.
The problem is that my child does not have teachers for three of the subjects he is doing because the department of education has failed to hire teachers and fill the vacancies at that school. There are close to 1,700 learners at Ebenezer Majombozi high school in Duncan Village, yet less than 40 teachers.
The principal and the SGB have written letters and met with the provincial officials regarding this but nothing gets done. This excellent school produces great matric results even though they are understaffed.
Even the administration is understaffed. There was one admin clerk employed by the department for such a big school until the school hired another one, paid by the SGB. Apparently she has been doing a great job, yet the department has failed to employ her permanently.
This is a no-fee school therefore it cannot afford to pay salaries.
All we are asking from the department is to hire enough teachers for our children to learn and not waste their time, as the teachers cannot take more load than they already have, and to make sure that the school has adequate admin staff, preferably to absorb the admin clerk employed by the SGB. — Nomthi Ntoni, Mdantsane