Helen Zille explains R50,000 per pothole claim

Helen Zille explains R50,000 per pothole claim

Helen Zille explained that her claim that it costs the City of Johannesburg R50,000 to fix a pothole is based on a Daily Maverick interview with Busi Mavuso.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

 

[TheChamp]

The great Zille couldn't do her own research but instead opted to base her claim on a lie told by Busi?

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

The great Zille couldn't do her own research but instead opted to base her claim on a lie told by Busi?

Yes, now hate on the white lady, get it out of your system...

 

[Nerfherder]

The great Zille couldn't do her own research but instead opted to base her claim on a lie told by Busi?

Um... she quoted a source.

 

[TheChamp]

Um... she quoted a source.

Since when is that a good excuse? she quoted a lie, Busi is not an engineer, nor is she an authority in road maintenance, why would Zille as a leader who expects to be taken seriously not do her research before opening her mouth?

 

[vigras rojara]

R50 000 is quite reasonable if you consider that you have to swim in each pothole before it can be repaired, and film yourself doing so.

Exhausting and expensive.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Since when is that a good excuse? she quoted a lie, Busi is not an engineer, nor is she an authority in road maintenance, why would Zille as a leader who expects to be taken seriously not do her research before opening her mouth?

Why do YOUR LEADERS not do research before they open their mouths?

 

[TheChamp]

Why do YOUR LEADERS not do research before they open their mouths?

Congratulations, you haven't tagged me today, it's a great start, keep it up, you will quickly find that your obsession with me is not as deep as you thought.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Congratulations, you haven't tagged me today, it's a great start, keep it up, you will quickly find that your obsession with me is not as deep as you thought.

Answer the question, stop deflecting like your fellow politicians.

 

[TheChamp]

Answer the question, stop deflecting like your fellow politicians.

Here is a test for you, Go for a whole week without crying for my attention like a scorned woman and I might just consider taking you seriously enough to answer your questions.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Here is a test for you, Go for a whole week without crying for my attention like a scorned woman and I might just consider taking you seriously enough to answer your questions.

Stop playing hard-to-get

 

[TheChamp]

Stop playing hard-to-get

You week starts now, make the most of it and be rewarded with the engagement you have been craving for so long, it will be so worth it.

 

[porchrat]

Why do YOUR LEADERS not do research before they open their mouths?

Whataboutism.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Whataboutism.

It might be, comrade, but, justified in this circumstance.

 

[Napalm2880]

Fake news.

City of Johannesburg (JRA) doesn't fix potholes.

 

[porchrat]

It might be, comrade, but, justified in this circumstance.

Something is either wrong or right. That someone else may or may not also do it does not change this.

I suppose it reveals potential hypocrisy but that's about it.

The reality is that Zille should have verified this, or at the very least qualified the claim.

 

[netstrider]

R50 000 is quite reasonable if you consider that you have to swim in each pothole before it can be repaired, and film yourself doing so.

Exhausting and expensive.

And pay multiple bribes for someone to do a shite job at fixing said pothole.