Why do Durban city officials try to fix something that isn't broken?
For a few years it was a relative breeze for 50 000 people to enter Greyville Race Course on the day of South Africa's biggest horse racing event, the Vodacom July Handicap.
In 2007, they appeared to have made different plans, causing traffic jams everywhere.
"I waited in traffic for two-and-a-half hours," spat one SABC official. She arrived at the SABC corporate tent around 2pm. It was decorated in deep reds and had a trashy glamour feel about it. There were no celebs inside, although many walked past, wondering aloud why they hadn't been invited.
SABC head Dali Mpofu popped in and out of the tent. He looked rather cheerful, considering the amount of flak he has had for the PSL TV rights debacle.
Talking of soccer, I spotted Lucas Radebe dressed down in a rather ordinary suit. He looked like a businessman who had sneaked out of the office to place a bet.
Tumisho Masha looked elegant and was gliding around searching for interesting people to interview for Top Billing, as was Selimathunzi presenter Chaos and his team.
The Canderel tent, situated at the back of tent town, was stunning. It was light and airy and the open spaces allowed us to enjoy the 25°C sun without becoming too hot.
Highveld Stereo's glamour couple, Julio Garcia and Bailey Schneider, looked really happy together. They were busy partying up a storm with Michelle Garforth and "Die Nutsman", Riaan Venter. One could see why the DIY man won Strictly Come Dancing. He is a minx on the dancefloor.
Also relaxing at the Canderel tent was Hlubi Mboya, who looked ravishing in red. Like many females at the July, she chose style over comfort.
By 3pm, however, she had abandoned her high heels, preferring to lounge comfortably on the couches, her barefeet curled up, and sip languidly on her drink.
The massive Miller tent was packed full of young people, with big bouncers keeping a watchful eye. Unfortunately, Durban bouncers have a violent culture, and the Miller bouncers seemed no different. My partner witnessed them hauling out a reveller and mo*ring him stukkend.
The next thing, people jumped in with chairs, and my partner fled the scene in terror. We heard later that somewhere in between the violent mayhem, a gun was pulled and "Bang!", a bouncer got it in the foot. Violence begets violence.
Still, the July was heaps of fun, as always. So was the Sun International cocktail party held at the luxurious Zimbali Lodge the previous night. The chefs lavished guests, all dressed in their cocktail finery, with an endless supply of seafood dishes.
Spotted a kaalkop Gideon looking serenely bored, as is customary for fashion designers.
Partied with the hilarious Tasha Baxter, who is as entertaining on stage as she is off. Due to fashion issues, she had her doubts about attending the races the following day. However, she looked ravishing on the day in a black Parisian dress. She, along with rapper Obita and Loyiso, were the entertainers for the night.
Of course, it is always a pleasure hanging out with Mr Bala. He confidently handles fame in his stride, and prefers to joke around rather than talk about himself.
A collection of ex-Miss South Africas were on display with our reigning beauty queen. However, Claudia Henkel, Joan Ramagoshi, Thuli Sithole and Megan Coleman were in no mood to recline and look beautiful.
They were there to party, and party they did. They got down and dirty to songs like Justin Timberlake's Sexyback. But Ramagoshi must try to eat something sometime. At her age it's good for the bones.