EDITOR – With cases of Coronavirus infections in SA being reported, it compelled me to rewind to when the virus broke out in China and when we proudly claimed to be free of the virus, and when government assured its weary citizens that everything is under control. When I heard that assurance I was quite sure that that assurance has a very short sell by date.
We allowed people who went to Italy on a holiday to return without taking the necessary precautions of having them screened at the port of entry and then now we spend millions trying to control the spread of the infection when the old adage of “prevention is better than cure” should have applied. This is when I had to recall the old idiom of “closing the stable doors after the horses have bolted”. This is a classic case of failure on the part of government to once again act judiciously and in the interest of its citizens. However we are getting so used to be lied to that our trust levels with respect to any information or promises coming from the government is at its lowest.
I was recently convinced by the Telkom marketers to migrate to the better wireless wifi service and I agreed. This migration took place a week on 3 March and by 9 March I had to engage a new private wifi service provider to install their service and simultaneously terminate the Telkom service. Telkom which is an SOE like Eskom is incapable of providing the service required and is also on the brink of collapse..
The joke that’s going around on social media is that “the ANC led government destroys everything in its path and even the Coronavirus has no chance of surviving in SA”. Although I believe that the Coronavirus is no laughing matter and must be treated with all the seriousness that it deserves, people will vent their frustrations in various ways – some burn buildings, some destroy universities and others make jokes.
D Boardwin
Durban
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