The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again Parliament voted on Monday and interestingly the DA voted with the ANC so that the suspended Public Protector, Busiswe Mkwebane, has now, at last been fired.…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, There is not a news channel in the (Western) world that is not covering the BRICS meeting taking plamce in Johannesburg right now. The meeting kicked…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again Die Burger in an editorial on the weekend reported Cape Town City 1; Taxi bosses 0. Our mayor gets credit for his calmness and not allowing…
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 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…
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…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The press has been unanimous this week with its criticism of Ramaphosa for his lack of communication. He has not only kept the Phala Phala farm…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, One of the reasons that cholera is spreading in this country is the horrific condition of the water in so many towns. The Auditor General delivered…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Two top news stories dominated our newspapers this week and either of them may make it to our news item of the year. The first exploded…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, This week’s Sunday papers paint a deeply depressing picture of SA today. Hospitals like Baragwanath, the largest hospital in Africa are not functioning properly because they…