... but thank goodness there was no big surprise. I have been avoiding going to the river because technically "Uncle Squirrel" (Ramaphosa) banned beaches, parks and rivers as part of level 3 lockdown.
@narayani Thanks narayani. There are people who support our government decisions and rationalize the beaches ban. I am not one of them. The govt banned beaches in the first lockdown in March/April/May and huge numbers of law enforcement officers and police were deployed in making sure nobody stepped foot on a beach to the extent they even went to people's homes and arrested them if nasty neighbours reported they had walked on the beach. It was very ugly. I personally don't believe there is any science or logic behind the ban. It is purely control in my opinion. But the supporters say ...have you seen the pictures of the Durban beaches on Boxing Day and New Year's Day?... Yes I have. That is 2 days in the year when I would not be anywhere near those beaches because traditionally black folk in their thousands get bussed in to the beaches from all over the country. So I don't know why they can't just ban the beaches on those two days only. Or why they can't just ban busses from going anywhere near the beaches. But I am told I am being racist for thinking like that! That is why I am very disrespectful calling our president Uncle Squirrel. He calls the addesses to the nation "Family Meetings" but I am afraid I do not have much respect for our government policies and decisions.
