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Is it not ironic that the DA made an application to the high court to challenge the policy of the ANC when it does not want its own policies to be challenged? The resignation of Herman Mashaba as mayor of the City of Johannesburg was instigated by its policies and now Dr Mpho Phalatse is collateral damage.

Eskom should focus on energy supply, maintenance and procurement, while the government provides policy on sources of energy.

In real life, we wouldn't want such people to enter our homes and businesses as they please, yet through social media we let them do so freely.

Tighten our borders; it is the only way we can hope to have a normal, peaceful life.

Families are lumped into one corner as if it is a mass funeral service. I witnessed five funeral services in one corner instead of placing the families at least 30m apart as the graveyard is so big.

The 30% pass mark in some matric subjects produces quantity, not quality, hence the high matric pass rate.

The year 2023 will be a defining year for mankind.

The widespread rumours of overt exam cheating orchestrated by teachers in many subjects in exchange for money sometimes as much as R1,000 has surely dented achievements of honest learners.

Our constitution is strong on detective controls but weak on preventive controls.

The destruction of a village where people had lived their whole lives in order to build a big hole in the ground, actually a coal pit mine, seems sad as well as being environmental vandalism.