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“Rhodes’ Ghost”
by Hannes Wessels I don’t know how many books have been written about Cecil John Rhodes, but Duncan Clarke’s magisterial, ‘Rhodes’ Ghost’ might be close … Read more →
Author Archives: Hannes Wessels
Confused About Corona
by Hannes Wessels Mass hysteria grips the world as a crisis unprecedented in history grips the globe; stock-markets are crashing, businesses are closing, sporting … Read more →
The Culture Wars
Hannes Wessels On pain of being branded a ‘racist’ and a propagator of ‘hate-speech’, I have a problem dealing with the fact we have … Read more →
When Race Trumps Merit
by Hannes Wessels On the surface, if one surveys the societal landscape of South Africa, one would probably be correct in concluding that, from a … Read more →
A Small Town in Africa
by Hannes Wessels US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders recently lashed out on the campaign trail thus: “We have a racist society from top … Read more →
Are Liberals Sociopaths?
by Hannes Wessels My problem in trying to understand the mindset and behaviour of ‘liberals’ today begins with trying to define this particular class … Read more →
How Boris Johnson Can Help Africa
by Hannes Wessels I know Mr. Johnson has his hands full dealing with problems closer to home. He must work quickly to disengage the UK … Read more →
The Guilt Game
by Hannes Wessels I am 63 now. I have lived, worked and watched events unfold from a close distance in most the countries of southern … Read more →
The Elephant Crisis
by Hannes Wessels In 1900, soon after the Europeans arrived in what is now Zimbabwe there were few elephant recorded south of … Read more →
‘Global-Warming’ and Child Abuse
by Hannes Wessels We hear an awful lot these days about the lamentable prevalence of mental cruelty being inflicted upon children, so it is with … Read more →