“Rhodes’ Ghost”
by Hannes Wessels I don’t know how many books have been written about Cecil John Rhodes, but Duncan Clarke’s magisterial, ‘Rhodes’ Ghost’ might be close to the final word on…
Confused About Corona
by Hannes Wessels Mass hysteria grips the world as a crisis unprecedented in history grips the globe; stock-markets are crashing, businesses are closing, sporting events are being cancelled, schools and…
The Culture Wars
Hannes Wessels On pain of being branded a ‘racist’ and a propagator of ‘hate-speech’, I have a problem dealing with the fact we have all been told in no uncertain…
When Race Trumps Merit
by Hannes Wessels On the surface, if one surveys the societal landscape of South Africa, one would probably be correct in concluding that, from a racial point of view, the…
A Small Town in Africa
by Hannes Wessels US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders recently lashed out on the campaign trail thus: “We have a racist society from top to bottom impacting health care, housing, criminal…
Are Liberals Sociopaths?
by Hannes Wessels My problem in trying to understand the mindset and behaviour of ‘liberals’ today begins with trying to define this particular class of people that I believe should…
How Boris Johnson Can Help Africa
by Hannes Wessels I know Mr. Johnson has his hands full dealing with problems closer to home. He must work quickly to disengage the UK from the European Union on…
The Guilt Game
by Hannes Wessels I am 63 now. I have lived, worked and watched events unfold from a close distance in most the countries of southern Africa. While I have been…
The Elephant Crisis
by Hannes Wessels In 1900, soon after the Europeans arrived in what is now Zimbabwe there were few elephant recorded south of the Zambezi as a result of the once…
‘Global-Warming’ and Child Abuse
by Hannes Wessels We hear an awful lot these days about the lamentable prevalence of mental cruelty being inflicted upon children, so it is with this in mind I reflect…