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Ivan Blumenthal

Why Happy Valley is a No Go Area

25 September 2024 By Alan Straton

From Ghost on the Coast to 'Shithole' of South Africa. It was with a sense of shame and foreboding that I watched Johannesburg resident Dr Ivor Blumenthal speak about a recent trip to 'Port Elizabeth' when he and a friend were mugged. Not very observant of you Ivor - we are now known as Gqeberha and have been for a number of years now. His TikTok video below highlights the inadequacies of our SAPS and the economics of crime. He advises all to 'steer clear of GQ'. Ivor says that it starts … [Read more...] about Why Happy Valley is a No Go Area

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