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The Dalí Theatre and Museum Figueres Catalonia Spain
(Catalan: Teatre-Museu Dalí, IPA: [teˈatɾə muˈzɛw ðəˈɫi], Spanish: Teatro Museo Dalí), is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain.
Building
The heart of the museum is the building that housed the town's theater when Dalí was a child, where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown. The old theater was burned during the Spanish Civil War and remained in a state of ruin for decades. In 1960, Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son.
In 1968, the city council approved the plan, and construction began the following year. The architects were Joaquim de Ros i Ramis and Alexandre Bonaterra. The museum opened on September 28, 1974,with continuing expansion through the mid-1980s. The museum now includes buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theater building.
The museum displays the single largest and most diverse collection of works by Salvador Dalí, the core of which was from the artist's personal collection. In addition to Dalí paintings from all decades of his career, there are Dalí sculptures, 3-dimensional collages, mechanical devices, and other curiosities from Dalí's imagination. A highlight is a 3-dimensional anamorphic living-room installation with custom furniture that looks like the face of Mae West when viewed from a certain spot.
The museum also houses a small selection of works by other artists collected by Dalí, ranging from El Greco and Bougereau to Marcel Duchamp and John de Andrea, In accordance with Dalí's specific request, a second-floor gallery is devoted to the work of his friend and fellow Catalan artist Antoni Pitxot, who also became director of the museum after Dalí's death.
A glass geodesic dome cupola crowns the stage of the old theater, and Dalí himself is buried in a crypt below the stage floor. The space formerly occupied by the audience has been transformed into a courtyard open to the sky, with Dionysian nude figurines standing in the old balcony windows.
A Dalí installation inside a full-sized automobile, inspired by Rainy Taxi (1938), is parked near the center of the space.
Art collection
The Dalí Theatre and Museum holds the largest collection of major works by Dalí in a single location. Some of the most important exhibited works are Port Alguer (1924), The Spectre of Sex-appeal (1932), Soft self-portrait with grilled bacon (1941), Poetry of America—the Cosmic Athletes (1943), Galarina (1944–45), Basket of Bread (1945), Leda Atomica (1949), Galatea of the Spheres (1952) and Crist de la Tramuntana (1968).
There is also a set of works created by the artist expressly for the Theater-Museum, including the Mae West room, the Palace of the Windroom, the Monument to Francesc Pujols, and the Cadillac plujós.
A collection of holographic art by Dalí, and a collection of jewelry he designed are on display. Another room contains a bathtub and a side table with an open drawer and a lamp, all of which Dalí had installed upside-down on the ceiling.
An extension to the museum building contains a room dedicated to optical illusions, stereographs, and anamorphic art created by Dalí. The artist's final works, including his last oil painting, The Swallow's Tail (1983), are on display here.
THE DALINIAN SYMBOLS
A study of the work of Dalí, reveals some systematically present symbols in all his work. It's fetish objects that apparently have little in common: crutches, sea urchins, ants, bread...
Dalí uses these symbols so as to make it more meaningful to the message of his painting. The contrast of a hard shell and a soft interior is at the heart of his thinking and his art. This contrast outside-(hard/soft) is consistent with psychological design whereby individuals produce (hard) defenses around the vulnerable psyche (flexible). Dalí knew very well the work of Freud and his followers, even if its iconography derives absolutely no psychoanalytic thought.
ANGELS
They have the power to enter the celestial vault, communicating with God and thus achieve mystical union that concerns both the painter. Figures of angels painted by Dalí often borrow traits of Gala, incarnation, for Dali, purity and nobility.
CRUTCHES
It may be the only support of a figure or the necessary support of a form unable to stand alone. Dalí the view child, in the attic of his father's House. It should take and will never part. This subject gave him an assurance and an arrogance which he had never yet been able. In the short dictionary of Surrealism (1938), Dalí gives the following definition: "wooden Support deriving from the Cartesian philosophy. Generally used to serve as a support to the tenderness of the soft structures."
ELEPHANTS
The dalinian elephants are usually represented with the long legs of desire invisible to many bearings, bearing on their Obelisk back symbol of power and domination. The weight supported by the frail legs of the animal evokes weightlessness.
SNAILS
The snail is related to an important milestone in the life of Dalí: his encounter with Sigmund Freud. Dalí believed that nothing happens just by accident, he was captivated by the vision of a snail on a bicycle outside the home of Freud. The link is then made him between a human head and the snail, he associated specifically with the head of Freud. As for the egg, the outer part of the (hard) shell and the inner (soft) body of the snail site and the geometry of its curves it enchantèrent.
ANTS
Symbol of decay and decomposition. Dalí ants first met in his childhood, observing the remains decomposed small animals devoured by them. He observed with fascination and repulsion, and continued to use them in his work, as a symbol of decadence and ephemeral.
SOFT WATCHES
Dalí has often said, "the materialization of the flexibility of time and the indivisibility of space... It is a fluid." The unexpected softness of the watch also represents the psychological aspect by which the speed of time, although accurate in its scientific definition, can greatly vary in its human perception. The idea came to him after a meal while he contemplated the remains of a runny camembert. He decided to paint over the landscape that served as backdrop for two soft watches which one hung miserably to an olive branch.
EGG
Christian symbol of the resurrection of Christ and the emblem of purity and perfection. The egg evokes by its appearance and its minerality dear symbolism to Dali, earlier, intrauterine life and re-birth.
SEA URCHIN
His "exoskeleton" (the shell sits outside), Harris of thorns, can make you very unpleasant a first contact with the animal. The shell on the other hand contains soft body (one of the favorite dishes of Dali, who was known to eat a dozen at each meal). The Sea Urchin shell, stripped of its spines, appears in many of his paintings.
BREAD
Is it fear of Miss, Dalí represents it in his paintings and also begins to make surrealist objects with bread. In his paintings, loaves more often have something 'hard' and phallic, opposed to the "soft" watches. Dali has always been a great admirer of the bread. It tapissera of Catalan round loaves Figueras Museum walls.
LANDSCAPES
Traditional space (based on the perspective and the paintings of the Renaissance). Realistic landscape strewn with strange and unreal objects located in a natural environment. The background and how to use landscapes are one of the strengths of the art of Dali. They contribute to create the atmosphere of unreality of his paintings (landscape of his native Catalonia and vast plain of Ampurdan surrounding Figueras).
DRAWERS
Human bodies that open by drawers are found repeatedly in paintings and objects from Dali. They symbolize the memory and the unconscious and refer to "thought to be drawers", a concept inherited from the reading of Freud. They express the mystery of hidden secrets. Most of the children explore each drawer, cabinet and wardrobe of their home.
VENUS OF MILO
It is part long's personal mythology of the painter. She is the first woman he model child in clay from a reproduction adorning the family dining room. It is also that he discovered on a box of crayons in New York. He finds stupid expression on his face that he nevertheless considered own to perfect but inadequate female beauty in an elegant woman whose gaze should be or seem intelligent. Dalí made several transformations of Venus: the space Venus, Venus with drawers...
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“May 3, 2018
GOD'S LIVING BIBLE - THE THIRD TESTAMENT - RESEARCH LIBRARY ©
God's True Word Through Jesus of Nazareth –
SAINT STEPHEN – APOSTLE OF JESUS
Jesus Speaks on Religions of The Multiverses and His Many Followers
'God With Jesus Speaking To Anne Terri Through The Holy Spirit:
Good morning, I have asked Anne to go back and get what God asked of her this morning.'
"Make your preparations, Jesus will be with you in a moment. Do as he asks in My Name."
'There it is -as always- for I also do as He Asks in His Name.
Today, after I Work with you, make effort to also place this section within God's New Revelations. You realized yesterday that is was only in our Research Library.
As you are aware I had and have many followers, the multitude which accompanied me during my time on earth and those of the twelve Apostles who were always by my side. This day they are with me, for I with God have kept this fine group of men and women who are now Spirits / Angels in Heaven's dimensions together to teach those who arrive and ask to speak to us.It is always a momentous occasion when this happens.
After I resurrected, much happened to the Apostles who later followed, and some of this is documented in Acts of The Apostles.
Today, I want to focus on dear Stephen, who gave his all -in the trial- to show his knowledge of The Old Testament.
Remember at this time, there was no New Testament in writing, with the exception of some notes by the scribes of my Apostles who wrote what they could of my Words, which I Taught Through God, as you are now doing also.
Yes, Stephen was martyred, and this is one of the most horrendous judgments, as was my own, which led to my crucifixion.
Let us retrieve his story from Acts and place it here for all to remember. He definitely gave his testimony in angelic form as many saw who listened. The judges and witnesses had closed eyes and ears, and only sought to silence him as they tried to do with me.
He is Blessed for his courage, and may all who Believe and have Faith in Our Father / Mother Receive the same Blessings. This is not about sacrifice or martyr-ism but Faith and Love for one another. This is what we came to teach and will continue to teach to those who are with us and also in Heaven.
We are not alone, for remember there was no Christianity -as of yet at this time- and our predecessors who went before us to also teach stand with us. This includes those who are from the Holy Books of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, and yes, the good people of Muhammad, the many who are not of the terror groups. I speak of those who focus on Faith and Believe in all that is Good in God's Names. Native Americans who know God and work with Him closely in Spirit. I speak even of intelligent lifeforms on the millions of other planets in the ever expanding Multi-Verses. So many whom you have not even heard of, as yet. I could speak on this for eons, but for now, go to Saint Stephen's sections.
Tomorrow, I will return to answer any questions you may have.
Bless you and our followers, Anne
Jesus'
AMEN"
SAINT STEPHEN
Stephen (Greek: Στέφανος Stéphanos, meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor", often given as a title rather than as a name), (c. AD 5 – c. AD 34) traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity, was according to the Acts of the Apostles a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who aroused the enmity of members of various synagogues by his teachings. Accused of blasphemy, at his trial, he made a long speech denouncing the Jewish authorities who were sitting in judgment on him and was then stoned to death. His martyrdom was witnessed by Saul of Tarsus, a Pharisee who would later become a follower of Jesus and known as Paul the Apostle.
The only primary source for information about Stephen is the New Testament book of the Acts of the Apostles. Stephen is mentioned in Acts 6 as one of the Greek-speaking Hellenistic Jews selected to participate in a fairer distribution of welfare to the Greek-speaking widows.
The Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Churches, and the Church of the East venerate Stephen as a saint. Stephen's name in the original Greek of the Acts of the Apostles is given as Stephanos, meaning "crown". Traditionally, Stephen is invested with a crown of martyrdom; artistic representations often depict him with three stones and the martyr's palm frond. Eastern Christian iconography shows him as a young, beardless man with a tonsure, wearing a deacon's vestments, and often holding a miniature church building or a censer.
Read more:
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BIBLICAL RESEARCH AREA
SAINT STEPHEN IN ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
THE NEW TESTAMENT
ACTS CHAPTER 6 - RESEARCH STUDY GUIDE
Stephen whom is able to do great wonders through The Holy Spirit
is challenged for blasphemy and tried in court.
Acts 6:1-6 The twelve Apostles, now with Mathias call a meeting: due to the Grecians against the Hebrews
for the number of disciples have grown and widows need help.
They choose Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, Nicolas/Proselyte of Antioch to help.
Acts 6: 7-10 Stephen does many wonders and miracles
and the Synagogue of the Libertines plus others dispute Stephen's miracles.
Acts 6: 11-15 The ones against Stephen, accuse him of blasphemy,
yet during questioning his face had been the face of an angel.
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/thread/529/acts-stephens-miracl...
THE NEW TESTAMENT
ACTS CHAPTER 7 - RESEARCH STUDY GUIDE
Acts 7:1 -7 Stephen questioned by the High Priest teaches of The God of glory, Who Spoke to Abraham
Acts 7: 8-19 Stephen teaches of Jacob and the twelve patriarchs
and tells him the story of Joseph and the Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
Acts 7:20-36 Stephen teaches the story of Moses, his birth, flight from Egypt,
and of Mt. Sinai and the burning bush.
He continues with the Red Sea Miracle
Acts 7: 37 Stephen tells of Moses' prophecy-of a Prophet
Acts 7: 38-46 Stephen's detailed account of Moses' story, to include The Ten Commandments, continues
Acts 7: 47-53 Stephen admonishes them for resisting the Holy Ghost as their fathers did,
and of persecution and slaying of those speaking of the ''Just One''.
Acts 7:54 They do not embrace what Stephen has said.
Acts 7: 55-56 Stephen's Vision of Jesus, the Son of man, standing on the right hand of God.
Acts 7: 57-60 Stephen is stoned who calls God,
yet says Lord Jesus receive my spirit, asking him to forgive them.
The witnesses lay down their clothes at Saul's feet.
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/thread/530/acts-rsg-stephen-sto...
Acts 8: 1-8 A time of great persecution against the church in Jerusalem. The followers had scattered. Saul makes trouble, gathering those he finds to put them in prison. Philip goes to Samaria and continues preaching. Philip, like Stephen is doing Miracles, and healing, bringing joy to Samaria.
1: And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostle.
2: And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3: As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4: Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5: Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6: And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7: For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
8: And there was great joy in that city.
glbresearch.proboards.com/post/532/thread
Acts 22: 19-21 And Paul ends his eloquent defense to no avail, even after confessing before the people of his acts of beating in the prison and synagogue...
19: And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
20: And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21: And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
glbresearch.proboards.com/post/549/thread
THE COLOR CODES OF THE THIRD TESTAMENT
"God Speaking To Anne Terri Through The Holy Spirit:
Not all of the Old and New Testaments, have been color coded at this time, as Study Guides, for these are still in progress. Anne follows My Transcript, The Colors of The Third Testament, for they are quite intricate. This is a reference for all Messiahs within The Third Testament, and Apostles who are learning. Note these are advanced Colors of The Third Testament and many of the early Study Guides do not show all of them in use.
glbresearch.proboards.com/thread/2256/colors-third-testam...
"June 20, 2012-January 26, 2015 God's Living Bible - The Third Testament - God's New Revelations - God's Directives
The Name David Within The Old Testament (God Speaking To Anne Terri Through The Holy Spirit)
For the purpose of Bringing Forward The Colors of The Third Testament, in order for one to easily see where Abram/Abraham and King David's name appears, this will now be in gentle blue text from 1 Kings 5 Study Guide forward as part of the Title Areas, and as with Jesus, in Teal Blue, from Psalms 35 forward, where he is mentioned, for he heard Me Speak to him. This has been Revealed as is written below in the font color codes.
AMEN''
FONT COLORS CODES
Brown 725134 (used to note words uttered in conversation, but not the Word of God)
Lime Green 19e625 (To show the name of a place or the earth)
Red f30d04 (To indicate the most heinous act or Commandment breaker such as Evil, War, slaughter. Indications that an Old Testament Prophecy was forced within The New Testament)
Orange e65b19 sins: (The word sin, warnings from God, bad places within the Holy Texts to use caution when reading)
Maroon 800000 (Titles of Scriptures, and People, animals, things, such as King, Prophet, cattle, Believer, Unbeliever, and so on.)
Cobalt Blue 221ae6 (The Name of God, LORD or The Holy Spirit within The New Testament and The Holy Qur'an.
My Pure Word, of The Third Testament, or when I Gave Anne Permission to indicate Pure Word Still in tact within The New Testament)
Trimurti in Hinduism Night Blue 625ce7
From 1 Kings 5 Study Guide forward, My Name shall appear in Blue, in honor of My New Revelation Received on King David
My Begotten Son.
A Spirit Close to God - 6b66fa Lavender Blue a Spiritual Entity of the 6th Dimension.
Med Purple 8d26c7 (The Word of God written after many translations and embellishments, Lord Krishna's Words within The Holy Books of Hinduism, and Jesus' Word in The New Testament, for the Word is no longer Pure after translation -
Note anytime it is written Jesus said something he did not, it is either in Black, indicating I want nothing to do with this, or in orange or red text)
Pale Sand d1c181 unworthy, without regard, distorted, desponding
Pale Grey bab8f7 Free from or relinquish
Olive Yellow: d6f538 in a perverted light, putrid or festering
Deep Purple 5e0ec4 Apostles writing their Testimonies, and Questions to God, may use the color Deep Purple. The title section / header may be in Maroon, code 800000
Green 19961e (When you see a name of a man, or the word man, or men)
Teal Lord Krishna, King David a son of God, and Jesus Christ, or himself as the Lord
Shadow Gray 75818f (Something indicated as shadowy, foggy, or unclear)
Yellow f3ea08 (The sun, or a star, or The Light.)
Golden Yellow f6da09 Riches, money, treasure
Pink da77e9 (A woman's name, or the the word woman, women)
Gentle Blue 6b66fa ( ABRAHAM, DAVID )
Black 020d1a used within a section where dialogue or a concept is being stated, indicates I Want Nothing to do with these lines of dialogue no matter where they are written for they were not said but embellished beyond use, as with in The Book of Revelation.
Black in general may also indicate an early Study Guide, before Advanced Colors of The Third Testament were totally in use, or that which is not necessary to be colored, such as with The Srimad Bhagavad Gita in footnotes.
AMEN"
Hey guys,
Well last night I passed 300(+) followers! :D
I'm super excited!
Thanks for all of the support!
~RBC
somehow I've missed my 25th follower, so I take the opportunity with the 30th to say Thank You to everybody out there who likes and comments on my pictures.
Thirty might not mean much to some of you, but I'm just an amateur with a quite narrow portefolio and a cheap p&s camera, so I am happy about each and every follower.
KDD Sushi&Twitters Valencia.
Aquí estamos todos (yo detrás de la cámara). Abridla en grande por que los del fondo se verán muy pequeñetes.
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....in the military parade through Niagara-on-the-Lake. I believe there must have been several hundred re-enactors altogether. Many of them were from distant parts and there was a big tent encampment around Fort George over the weekend.
Followers of these pages will know that I've had to report on the family getting smaller, and it's always a pleasure to report on the family getting bigger!
This is truly a red letter day, as this little princess, five hours old, represents the first of the next generation of my bloodline.
World - I'd like you to meet my niece. Niece - meet the world kid!
It was a troubled birth, and a big strain for poor Emma. Mike sailed through manfully. Or something like that. And this little princess decided to give everyone a scare by holding her breath for a while when she came out.
It was a pleasure to meet her, and a good finish to a tricky day! :D Now to start teaching her how to play the drums...
The picture title by the way refers not to the shot but to the baby. Maybe we'll discover that tomorrow!
And now I need to work out exactly what relation she is to her closest aged relative...my nephew in Finland!
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[The gateways celebrate war victories.
Mural at Jaypol = Victory Gate.]
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Some words:
Jodhpur:
Bandhni A traditional colour dye pattern; a type of tye-dye popular in Rajasthan, often dotted.
Bishnoi A sect that sees it as its sacred duty to protect the flora and fauna in their home districts in Rajasthan.
Galli Narrow alley-streets of the old town.
Ganesh A god with an elephant’s head who is supposed to overcome obstacles for his followers. (Also Manali example.)
Haveli A sumptuous residence belonging to a wealthy merchant or nobleman.
Jharoka Street-jutting balconies found only in Rajasthan.
Jhali Architectural grille.
Maharaja Local king.
Mehrengarh The “majestic fort” above Jodhpur.
Rajput Clans living in Rajasthan and other neighbouring regions. They are part of the warrior class.
Rao Jodha Jodhpur is named after the Rathore sovereign who founded the town in mid-fifteenth century – one of the most illustrious Rajput clans.
Vastu-shastra An historic treatise on architecture with chapters on significance of colours.
At first I wanted to make a follower based on Eir Stegalkin from Guild Wars 2 since I downloaded Muscular Women (a mod that changes the meshes of nords and orcs women), but then I took another road.. and I made Ionia. The warpaint is a grunge brush randomly splashed.
Hey everyone,
Yesterday I passed the 200 followers (or contacts) mark.
Thank you for all the support you all have given me over the last year and a half, it means a lot.
More builds coming soon, including the unveiling of the next LoR dragon!
Have a blessed day!
~RBC
//What a disaster
William Saunderson-Meyer says the floods just another blow to a province that was already on its knees
KwaZulu-Natal has declared a provincial state of disaster to try to cope with the devastating floods of the past week.
This is normally a temporary mechanism of which the primary purpose is to facilitate speedy national government assistance to hard-pressed provincial and local authorities. It also triggers the release of emergency funds from the National Treasury.
But in KZN’s case, they might as well make it permanent. This is a province that has been on its knees for some time and it ain’t getting up any time soon.
After all, KZN hasn’t even staunched the bloodied nose it suffered nine months ago. That’s when one wing of the African National Congress government — the Radical Economic Transformation followers of former president Jacob Zuma — tried to bury the other — the so-called reformists led by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
KZN hasn’t even properly tallied the body blows it suffered then. The official estimates for the insurrection were 45,000 businesses affected, R50bn in economic damage, 129,000 jobs lost, and 354 killed.
These estimates are probably on the low side. For example, the number of people who were killed in the mayhem doesn’t include the many whose bodies were simply never found and counted.
And the true economic cost is incalculable. There’s been substantially increased emigration of minorities, cancelled investment, and the loss of international confidence in KZN as a safe tourist destination. In at least a dozen small, country towns, all the business infrastructure was destroyed, paradoxically by the very people who worked and shopped in those buildings.
Now the floods. The death toll is over 300 and still rising. Some 6,000 homes have been destroyed and road, water sewage and electrical infrastructure uprooted. As I write this, roaming mobs are opportunistically plundering container depots, stranded trucks, abandoned homes and vulnerable businesses, reportedly unhindered — as was the case during last year’s riots — by the police and army.
Naturally, no disaster is complete without a scapegoat. Ramaphosa, as is his style, was quick off the mark to finger the culprit — climate change.
“This disaster is part of climate change. It is telling us that climate change is serious, it is here,” Ramaphosa told reporters while inspecting a devastated Durban. “We no longer can postpone what we need to do, and the measures we need to take to deal with climate change.”
What balderdash. Whatever role climate change may or may not have played in the larger scheme of things, it’s nonsense to pin on it responsibility for the plight of KZN. That lies with the ANC government.
First, this was not an unforeseeable bolt from the heavens. The forecasters warned months back that this was likely to be an exceptionally wet summer because of the La Niña weather pattern that occurs every few years.
There are also historical precedents for extreme weather in KZN, which a prudent administration would have taken note of.
In 1984, Tropical Storm Domoina wreaked havoc in a swathe from Mozambique, through Swaziland to KZN. Although the current downpour is worse, the scale is nevertheless in the same ballpark.
This latest storm — as yet unnamed — dumped 450mm of rain on Durban in 48 hours. Domoina let loose 615mm in 24 hours on Swaziland and northern KZN.
But the true difference between those events, 38 years apart, lies in the lack of preparedness on the part of today’s authorities. In 1984 the SA Air Force deployed 25 helicopters to airlift people to safety. In the 2000 Mozambique floods, 17 SAAF helicopters rescued more than 14,000 people.
This time, according to a News24 report, the SA Police Service and the SAAF, combined, have been unable to put a single chopper in the air. The erosion of South Africa’s military means that of the SAAF’s 39 Oryx helicopters, only 17 are serviceable.
Durban-based 15 Squadron has not a single helicopter available for search and rescue — they are reportedly primarily used as VIP transport — but two SAAF choppers supposedly have been despatched from Gqeberha to help. The SAPS airwing has only one serviceable helicopter but “the pilot on duty has been booked off sick”.
Second, throughout the province, local government is also in a state of disaster and unable to do its job. The scale of the KZN impairment can be measured in the flood destruction of homes.
Some 4,000 shanties have been destroyed, many because officialdom was too lax to forbid building on the floodplain and against precariously unstable hillsides. Another 2,000 of the homes swept away were so-called RDP houses, shoddily built during the kickback-and-steal bonanza of the government’s Reconstruction and Development Programme of the late 1990s.
In Durban, the eThekwini metro is bloated and inert. It carries a rates and services debt of R17bn, of which R1bn is owed by the national government.
Durban is also infamously corrupt. Former mayor Zandile Gumede — along with 21 co-accused — is facing fraud, corruption and money-laundering charges in connection with a R320m municipal tender.
Yet at the weekend, even as the rain was bucketing down, she won the ANC’s regional leadership contest hands-down, despite the party’s supposed “step-aside when accused” rule.
The ANC-aligned Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has no illusions about the party it supports. It issued a statement calling on the government to ensure that unlike the plundering of Covid-19 emergency relief funds, the KZN disaster funds were not stolen or misused.
Fat chance. The ANC has already announced that its parliamentary constituency offices in KZN would become “hubs for humanitarian support” and appealed for the donation of relief supplies. Watch the trousering by the ANC’s public representatives of anything that the public is dumb enough to leave with them.
It’s in KZN where the ANC’s brazen indifference to the law and antipathy towards the Constitution is at its most obvious and most destructive.
On Monday, Zuma's corruption trial once again failed to take off in the Pietermaritzburg High Court when he successfully blocked the process with another round of delaying legal actions. His lawyers also had some carefully threatening words for the judiciary in a separate Supreme Court of Appeal action.
They urged SCA President Mandisa Maya to reconsider the dismissal of his latest corruption prosecution challenges. They warned that last year’s deadly July unrest was “in part, traceable to a perceived erroneous and unjust judicial outcome” that put Zuma briefly in prison for contempt of court.
“When such conceived mistakes are committed, the citizens (wrongly) feel entitled to resort to self-help…”
Floods, fires and locusts are devastating but at least happen relatively rarely. The ANC, alas, is a seemingly unending plague.
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