The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The ANC held their manifesto congress for the upcoming general election in the voter-rich province of KZN. They managed to fill the Moses Mabhida Stadium in…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 18 February – Sunday 25 February: On Sunday, between 9:30 p.m. and 10:40 p.m., Iran-backed Houthi terrorists attacked the M/V Rubymar bulk carrier. The 172m-long Rubymar is…
Two Brave Boys From Bulawayo.
Hannes Wessels, I am not sure if it is just me and my dystopian view of the modern world in general, but I have become a chronic pessimist. This mood…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 11 February – Sunday 18 February: On Tuesday, The United States Senate passed a $95bn bill with aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The vote saw 22…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, SONA was a disaster for Cyril. Most of the press this week had full ‘goes’ at Ramaphosa for a pathetically weak State of the Nation address…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 4 February – Sunday 11 February: On Sunday, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador declared himself the winner of the national elections, winning more than 80 percent…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, A great deal of our news this week has been about the judgement from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) brought by SA against Israel. Ramaphosa…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 28 January – Sunday 4 February: On Sunday, three American soldiers were killed – and 34 injured – in Jordan by a drone launched by militant groups…
Donald J. Trump and the 2024 surge -Conservative Black-Americans with gravitas.
Will Keys, Donald J. Trump (“DJT”) has emerged from the first GOP primaries with a historically high margin of victory, as predicted. His homespun candour, political commonsense, and affinity with…