‘Transformation’; but then what?
by Hannes Wessels The new buzz-word in South Africa is ‘transformation’. It’s on everyone’s lips; politicians, newspaper-editors, talk-show radio hosts, sports-coaches and celebrities. I’m trying … Read more →
Politics and History
The Migrants; what to do?
by Martin Redfern What on earth was Angela Merkel thinking when she blithely proposed taking in 800,000 (eight hundred thousand!!!) Syrian refugees in a year? … Read more →
Reverse racism: The root cause of the Zimbabwe catastrophe
by Hannes Wessels I think it’s fair to say that had the government of Ian Smith been African and not European Rhodesia would have … Read more →
It’s Lonely Being Mad.
by Hannes Wessels I have never said I’m terribly bright. I’ve read a lot and seen a lot I suppose (I’m nearly 60 and that’s … Read more →
I Thought I knew a Liberal!
by Hannes Wessels In a thought provoking Spectator article some years ago ( 5th. February 2005) Andrew Kenny asks what defines ‘Left’ and ‘Right’ … Read more →
The Boat People; An embarrassing solution.
by Hannes Wessels Humanitarian crises are unfolding at both the top and the bottom end of Africa. ‘Down South’ anti-foreigner violence threatens to tear the … Read more →
Rhodes and UCT; Inexcusable and Execrable
by Dale Kenmuir So, the poople – sorry, I mean people – have vented again. RHODES THE COLONIALIST MUST GO! By poop … Read more →
Boris Johnson is mostly right but wrong about Tony Blair on Zimbabwe.
by Hannes Wessels London mayor Boris Johnson recently wrote a thought provoking piece on the reason for the Zimbabwe land seizures and laid the … Read more →
“Slew”
by Steven Abramowitz Fredrick Courtney Selous was the bugger who owned Rhodesia before Uncle Cecil (who really was a bugger) bought it with some … Read more →
The Boer Rebellion that Failed.
by Martin Redfern Twelve years after the Treaty of Vereeniging ended, the Anglo-Boer War in 1902, a second state of war raised its head in … Read more →