Article: NYDA spent R250,000 on party supplies

[abzo]

Maybe the price of balloons was "inflated".

[copacetic]

Maybe the price of balloons was "inflated".

Paradoxically, by a bunch of pricks.

[Skitter]

Maybe the price of balloons was "inflated".

lol!

[DJ...]

Let's put the balloon cost into perspective here. At 50c per balloon, you could lift one ton if those balloons were filled with helium. If a single room was used to house those balloons and the room was 3m tall, the room would have to be 1,5km wide by 1,335km long. I'm basing this on the assumption that you can't fill the room bottom to top or the balloons are no longer accessible.

That just seems a little excessive for a children's party, which is what this was...

EDIT: the confetti cost would have bought them at least 100kg of confetti. And we all know it's just not a children's party unless you have enough confetti to physically kill a few kids with. Which explains the headstone costs at least. I was rather perplexed about that one until I ran the numbers. As their CEO explains, it all makes sense now...

[daveza]

I'm not sure they know the difference between balloons and condoms.

[The_Librarian]

gee my hartkloppings...

[Flanders]

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) allegedly spent R250,000 on party supplies for the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students in December last year, according to reports on Sunday. The NYDA spent R100,000 on balloons, R60,000 on confetti and R90,000 on a headstone, City Press reported, citing invoices, contracts and other documents obtained using access to information legislation.

The only head that needs to be stoned is that of Andile Lungisa.

Let's put the balloon cost into perspective here. At 50c per balloon, you could lift one ton if those balloons were filled with helium. If a single room was used to house those balloons and the room was 3m tall, the room would have to be 1,5km wide by 1,335km long. I'm basing this on the assumption that you can't fill the room bottom to top or the balloons are no longer accessible.

That just seems a little excessive for a children's party, which is what this was...

EDIT: the confetti cost would have bought them at least 100kg of confetti. And we all know it's just not a children's party unless you have enough confetti to physically kill a few kids with. Which explains the headstone costs at least. I was rather perplexed about that one until I ran the numbers. As their CEO explains, it all makes sense now...

Love it!