Toyi-toyi South Africa
By Andrew Field The Republic of South Africa, once hailed as a beacon of hope and reconciliation in the early 1990s, finds itself today at a critical political juncture. The…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Ebrahim Rasool, our disgraced Ambassador returned from America on Sunday to a hero’s welcome. He told the adoring crowd gathered at the airport that he stood…
Send The ‘Imperialists’.
Hannes Wessels, The only country is sub-Saharan Africa not to have been the recipient of USAID is Eritrea. For all the rest, the ‘Trump Effect’ and the end of unconditional…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 16 March – Sunday 23 March: On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to fire Shin Bet director Ronen Bar amid months of rising tensions.…
Fishing with Leon ‘Dog’ Varley.
By Paul Connolly.* For a long time the two good friends did not speak to each other, but the incident has been forgotten and now they’re in irregular communication. Even…
NOW HERE’S A THING
Nigel Henson MIND THE GAP?CLOSE THE GAP?TICKLE THE GAP?I’M DAMNED IF I KNOW! A LEGEND OF TRUTH. “Once upon a time, the legends tell, Truth, rising from the bottom of…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The news explosion of the week, of the month, of the year was on Friday when Ebrahim Rasool, our ambassador to the USA was kicked out…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 9 March – Sunday 16 March: On Sunday evening, chaos erupted in Bucharest as supporters of Calin Georgescu protested the rejection of his candidacy for the Romanian…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The drama of the delayed, disputed budget three weeks ago heightened interest in the Finance Minister speech in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon. The key point of…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 2 March – Sunday 9 March: On Sunday, cryptocurrency prices surged after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would move forward on a U.S. crypto strategic reserve…