Columns – Page 7 – Kevin Ritchie

Do we have the skills to cope in the pre-industrial age?

Load shedding has got so bad, the cops are too scared to go out on patrol at night apparently according to the South African Police Union.

Where were the parents?

The last time the Currie Cup final was played in Kimberley – 52 years ago – Griquas won.

In 1976, an oppressive government learnt that it could not suppress the youth, even if they were young and unarmed.

Our president is perennially shocked at the state of the country, he ostensibly runs.

For many of us, it’s not really clear what the JMPD actually does.

People who have jobs are paying more to get to work, only to arrive late because they were stuck in traffic jams because the robots weren’t working.

But no, he’s spent a week in a part of the world where he can make no difference, personally or professionally

Elon Musk spent US$44-billion on buying the micro blogging social media platform – and the world lost its shit.

In other areas, the dysfunction isn’t as suddenly obvious.