The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 23 July – Sunday 30 July: On Sunday, an American drone operating in the skies over Syriawas targeted in a “buzzing” encounter by a Russian jet. The…
What Happens Next?
Will Keys, Russia finds itself increasingly isolated by Western nations, while the Western countries, in turn, are experiencing a gradual distancing from the rest of the world. There is a…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 16 July – Sunday 23 July: On Sunday, Spain’s 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic in an incredible four-hour and 42-minute final on the…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, My newsletter was written and completed in draft and as I always do before I send it off I send it for proof reading to Robin.And…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 9 July – Sunday 16 July: On Sunday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen concluded a 4-day trip to China in which she met with China’s top economic…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, In spite of the acting Public Protector clearing Cyril Ramaphosa of any wrong doing in the Phala Phala farm scandal, Songezo Zibi who heads up the…
Building a Glasto: Part 2
In order to defeat the demented, anything and everything must be tried – even that which risks being dismissed by fellow travelers as ‘controlled opposition’. SIMON LINCOLN READER There is…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 2 July – Sunday 9 July: In the early hours of Monday, Israel launched a drone strike on the refugee camp of Jenin in the West Bank.…
Reflections From The Southern Tip.
Hannes Wessels, When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently dispatched himself, along with a small army of security personnel, to Russia and Ukraine, to bestow upon Presidents Putin and Zelensky,…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, It probably won’t surprise too many to learn that the President was exonerated by the acting public protector (PP) –she who needs the approval of the…