The Point has been inundated with questions from the DA.

How much did your car cost? How much have you spent on pencils over the past year? How many times have you used the words Helen Zille, cronyism and ANC in the same sentence? Do you think Helen Zille looks better as a blonde or a brunette?

Here are my answers:

1. R28 543.27; Toyota Tazz (1997 model); 136 879 km; 37 percent covered in rust.
2. HB: R56; 3B: R27; 2B: 12 = Total: R95.
3. 238
4. Brunette.
5. Politician; BMW 730D with rear seat entertainment system.

Ah, sorry, I forgot to include the last question: what do you want to be when you grow up and why?

YES. NO. MAYBE

The Judicial Services Commission is under threat. Or could be. Maybe. It really all depends on who you listen to.

If you listen to the lady who drives a Prius, all court houses will soon be repainted in green, yellow and black.

"The ANC is attempting to subvert the JSC by turning it into a thinly disguised party instrument," said Helen Zille, following Zuma's appointment of 'pro-ANC' advocates to the commission.

But, if you listen to the JSC spokesperson Marumo Moerane (who no doubt drives a far cooler car), all is hunky-dory.

"There has been no undue political pressure in the Judicial Service Commission at all," said Moerane following the JSC's surprise decision to hold a 'preliminary investigation' into the Hlophe case instead of an open hearing.

Undue. Now, there's a word open to flexible interpretation.

FEEL THE BURN...

But, even if the independence of the judiciary is under threat, we can take some comfort from the fact that our police force is really, well, shaping up.

You want proof? Here.

"On the birthday of former president Nelson Mandela, to do something useful, we have arrested 67 suspects," said Inspector Kay Makhubele.

What did I tell you? Only 31 of those were random arrests for public drunkenness. But, wait, there's more.

"The metro police are committed to making the City of Cape Town a safer city," said metro police deputy chief Yolanda Faro at the launch of a police fitness and wellness programme. "This will better enable us to look after the Mother City, her residents and visitors."

Yip, do a set of push-ups before you go to bed and you too could be part of the solution.

JUST FOR FUN…

And, to finish off — because it is totally unfair that the DA gets to ask all the questions — The Point has put together a few questions...

Question: What explanation do you have for the utterly awful television the SABC has subjected the nation to over the past decade?

Answer: "We have contributed a lot and no one is saying that we have done so much," whined SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago.

Question: Is President Zuma taking the ANC in a new direction?

Answer: "The ANC will take all the necessary steps to remove the adverts, some advertising pornography, which have nothing to do with the ANC. We did not place the content and have no relation with the person that hacked into our website to embarrass the ANC," protested party spokesperson Brian Sokutu.

Question: Have the 'missing' plastic-bag-levy funds to the value of R210-million been spent of perks for politicians?

Answer: "When it's been said that money's gone missing, that's clearly not correct. The money is not ring-fenced for plastic bag recycling," ventured Environmental Affairs spokesperson Dee Fisher.

Ah. So that's a yes then?

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