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Thread Author: Ian (Cape Town) Replies: 3
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New Tue 4 Jan 11 04:24 
 Local politician IQ shocker - Ian (Cape Town)
You cannot make this up:

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for co-operative governance and traditional affairs Nomsa Dube called on the national department of science and technology to investigate the causes of lightning after seven people in lightning strikes.

"We will do an investigation and talk to the department of science and technology on what is the cause of the lightning," said Dube.
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New Tue 4 Jan 11 07:05 
 Local politician IQ shocker - WillDeBeest
Not good. Reminiscent of those elsewhere who wondered aloud 'why' the 2004 tsunami happened - although they were generally grinding religious rather than political axes. But then South Africa doesn't have a good record of electing scientifically literate politicians.
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New Tue 4 Jan 11 07:53 
 Local politician IQ shocker - BiggerBadderDave
I read an article many years ago about coastal erosion in which the author demanded we find a way to put a stop to "nature's vandalism of our beautiful coastline". Arrogant or what?

We sometimes forget that we are just short-term tenants.
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New Tue 4 Jan 11 11:07 
 Local politician IQ shocker - Tooslow
Looking on the bright side, it proves the UK doesn't have a monopoly :-)

Any chance he could be persuaded to "participate" in the investigation?

John
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