Cyril's rats run from Cabinet

I sat in an RDP house in rural KwaZulu-Natal, speaking to its owner and trying not to look up. Directly in front of me was the entrance to the kitchen, where the sounds of squeaks cascaded into a symphony of noise. The light from a flickering candle illuminated and projected the running of little creatures onto a wall, transforming them into monsters.

- KYLE ZEEMAN

A few years later, this time in suburban Gauteng, I heard running on my roof and a familiar squeak. Rats, like dodgy officials and politicians, can be managed, eradicated, or left to their own devices. If ignored, you run the risk of them going from running around the house to running the house.