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Tardy service at government departments

From time to time circumstances force us to go a government department to do this or other, and often the service is below par. The tardiness in these departments usually lies in the lack of co-ordination and integration of systems, i.e., you will be asked to go from this door to the other in order to do something that can in fact be done by one person, all at once. Furthermore, whereas so many people still do not have access to computers or internet, there are however those who have, and they must be accommodated when plans are made. This will ease off administrative workload and may improve the speed with which service is delivered.

At the Watloo Testing Centre in Pretoria a first time visitor may not know how to get service, because there are no people dedicated to receive and direct you. At the First National Bank for example upon arrival you are met by a floor consultant whose task is to direct you to the relevant counter. This kind of service must be emulated by our government departments. In addition, clearly written notices indicating where one can queue must be considered.

I think going forward we need to shake these institutions so that they can respond to our needs satisfactorily.

 

Watching rugby at Loftus

My friend and I decided to go and watch rugby at Loftus in Pretoria not so long ago. The Blue Bulls were playing the Cheetahs. It will be recalled that some racism nonsense had taken place in the very same stadium not so long ago, but we wanted to go nonetheless. The tickets were expensive at R165 in the open grand stand. I mean a highly charged match between Chiefs and Sundowns will only cost me R20! But this was rugby. The fans were more like an audience really, quite and not much excitement and agitation. Even after the Blue Bulls had won the match the fans just left quietly to their cars. Ok some remained for more drinking. But all in all the match was not great, but the experience was good. I will do it again.

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