Ill huff and Ill puff And a thousand houses in Molweni will fall down in seven minutes, which

must be some kind of record. Admittedly, the weather was unusual; a freak storm, giant hailstones, that kind of thing. Still, there are serious questions to be asked when half your RDP houses collapse after a tiny burst of extreme weather. Yes, the obligation to give people houses is a difficult one, that requires a payoff between quality and quantity, but giving people houses that collapse when it rains is not the fucking answer; its not beyond architects or builders to make cheap, durable houses. Still, I dont blame the government; theyve poured enough money into it, and their intentions are good. This sits squarely with the incredibly corrupt building contractors in Durban, as well as criminally poor oversight by the council; I say criminal because people died, and corrupt because theyre building roads we dont need, just to line their pockets. I know construction is a historically corrupt industry, but this is totally fucking unacceptable, people. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Klaten_collapsed_houses.jpg http://www.witness.co.za/portal/witness_db1/UserFiles/SysDocs/bb_content/16169/ p5-tornado2.jpg Something is rotten in the state of Durban Pay attention; something seriously fucked up is happening here. Last week, Meshack Radebe issued a statement saying that he was going to expose a bunch of big movers for corruption; for example, the councils deals with a bunch of dodgy security companies. The councils information officer previously refused to reveal information on this to the executive committee, as it was sensitive (i.e. indicted major councillors). A few days later, his bodyguard shoots out the tires of some dude on the freeway, causing an eight car pile up and bringing 12 charges of attempted murder against himself. Radebe wasnt in the car at the time, but his dismissal has already been called for. Hes now conveniently tainted by something he had no involvement in, just in time for it to damage his corruption case. Think about that for a second; we all know the police abuse the blue lights, but shooting out someones tires? On the freeway? Seriously? This stinks, and I dont think its all that hard to trace the scent Image: bakkie.jpg