State of the Nation

What is happening in SA?!?

I have just been informed by email that a 'heavy calibre firearm' was fired at the SASRI office block through one of the office windows. The email reminded us that it is against municipal bylaws to discharge firearms in municipal areas. Noone was hurt.

Well! So long as the bylaws are obeyed! According to Durban's bylaws, you also may not build without proper planning permission, nor may a man fail to wear a shirt in public (not sure about women).

I am placing an official request on next year's budget for bulletproof glass, a kevlar helmet, and 40 or 50 sandbags for my office. Defensive machine gun emplacements on the roof may be on my wishlist. Perhaps some white flags, blue berets, and an armoured, mine-proof amphibious vehicle in which to drive to work might be nice too...