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Goings-on near and around Vivian Reddy’s Oceans Umhlanga development:

‘Wild West Hell’ as a description for lower Umhlanga is rather moderate. Traffic along Lagoon Drive at any time is hectic while views of the beach are blocked by the Oceans Mall. It’s scary and claustrophobic. All the hype around this development was worthless as some of us hear nothing about the shares we bought in Reddy’s hotel. Parking lots are available, but the roads are narrow and the behaviour of the crowds is erratic. – San

Operation Dudula’s schools campaign is illegal, says education activist Hendrick Makaneta:

Find out where his children attend school and you’ll get the answer of why he doesn’t care about a black child. He’s one of the black elites who hate to be born black. – Steve Maila

National Police Commissioner, Gen. Fannie Masemola, has made shocking allegations against his deputy, Shadrack Sibiya, during his testimony at the Madlanga Commission:

Spilling the beans. Let the truth set them free! – Karmel Marias

South African ‘messenger’ Joshua Mhlakela claimed the biblical rapture would occur on September 23-24, igniting a frenzy across social media:

Lotto numbers? – Mahmood Chisty Sabri

There’s no date as to when the rapture will take place. If he knows the date of the rapture, he might as well tell the date of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. – Helena Rix

Kool Aid AND nyaope! –Tony Naidoo

False prophet. The Bible says that nobody will know when the coming of the Lord is. Not even the angels. He shall come like a thief in the night. – Linda Thomas

Chris Pappas opts out of eThekwini mayoral position race:

He is focused on making Howick great. Let him be. But, surely the DA has a qualified, mature, assertive younger individual with fire in his/her belly and who is not afraid to question senior politicians, and who can identify with the middle- to lower-income people of eThekwini. This is what we need. – Paren Pillay

Viva DA. Chris is a hard-working, honest and a man of integrity. – Barbara Lupke

Good (and almost unique) to see a politician putting his municipality and his community first, ahead of any personal ambition. This was the right response. Well done! – Christopher Mark V Lowe

What a pity. Chris Pappas does great work. He should be heading up the DA, not John Steenhuisen, who is not to be trusted. – Simone Angove

He is doing wonderful work in Howick. We need more people like him. Its the dawn of a new South Africa. Nicole Bolman also does wonderful work in the eThekweni community. – Neroshnee Reddy

But why? Sir, you are amazing. – Nisha Chandikapersad

He sees the signs...and he understands the grip of gangsterism gripping the metro. Should he try to fix it, he places himself at risk of being the victim of an assassination. – Andre Venn

He’d be stone-walled by the ANC at every turn. He was a Metro Councillor previously, so he knows what they do. – Eleanor Poulter

What a let down. This guy was going to fix eThekwini. I think he needs to reconsider. – Xolani Khabazela

I travel to Howick often and the changes in the area are for all to see, a few years prior it was looking like the area was falling apart. I hope the good work continues under his leadership. – Nushen Govender

Thank goodness... he misled our communities to send help and never did... Voetsek! – Roshan Lil-Ruthan

If the DA is serious about winning eThekwini they must put an Indian there. Whites are guaranteed to vote the DA and more Indians would vote for the party if the mayor was one of their own. – Zakhele Mkatshane

Politics is a dangerous game! No law. – Tyron Govender

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