The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The whole country waited with baited breath on Thursday morning to hear what the sentence that was to be meted out to Julius Malema by the…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, In my absence, the two biggest stories to emerge from South Africa were the intensifying political tensions ahead of the upcoming elections, and the ongoing economic…
The Constitution as Instrument: The Warning the Rhodesians Tried to Give.
Andrew Field | South of the African Equator | April 2026 Bertrand Russell, writing with characteristic precision about the dangers of Marxist political philosophy, once identified what he considered its…
Around and around we go …
By Angus Shaw, It’s all spinning out of control but those who can unspin it either can’t or won’t. Here in my lil’ ol’ home town prices have got to…
The Illusion of Stability: Why the ZiG Is Not What It Seems
By Andrew Field Zimbabwe’s currency looks calm on the surface, but beneath it, the currents of mistrust run deep. There is a tendency within government to treat the apparent stability…
The Mirage of Muzarabani: The Distance Between Discovery and Delivery
By Andrew Field The Muzarabani gas discovery is being presented to Zimbabweans as a moment of arrival, a geological vindication that the country sits atop untapped energy wealth capable of…
Copper’s Double Edge: Zambia’s Sovereignty and Its Dependencies
By Andrew Field Zambia is once again being carried forward on the familiar promise that copper will lead the way in funding development. It’s a resource that will anchor sovereignty…
Trump Troubles
Hannes Wessels, I seem to spend a lot of time swimming against the political tide. Over the years I’ve had countless arguments with people who loathed Donald Trump while I…
Zimbabwe’s Lithium Paradox: How an Export Ban Strengthened Foreign Control
By Andrew Field Lithium was once an afterthought; now it is the mineral that exposes Zimbabwe’s paradox of sovereignty and dependency. George Nolan’s discovery at Bikita in the early 1950s…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, At last, things are happening. A top-shot ANC cadre fingered at the Zondo Commission received a proper jail sentence. Vincent Smith, once a powerful MP and…