Reverse racism: The root cause of the Zimbabwe catastrophe
by Hannes Wessels I think it’s fair to say that had the government of Ian Smith been African and not European Rhodesia would have been hailed universally as the best…
It’s Lonely Being Mad.
by Hannes Wessels I have never said I’m terribly bright. I’ve read a lot and seen a lot I suppose (I’m nearly 60 and that’s quite a stint in Africa)…
Cecil the lion: What happens after the lynching?
by Hannes Wessels In the face of possibly the biggest media-inspired lynch mob in history let’s assume those millions who have reached a guilty verdict in the best traditions of…
How long will South Africa Survive?
by Hannes Wessels Anyone seriously interested in how we came to be where we are in South Africa and where we might be going, has to read this book. R.W.…
I Thought I knew a Liberal!
by Hannes Wessels In a thought provoking Spectator article some years ago ( 5th. February 2005) Andrew Kenny asks what defines ‘Left’ and ‘Right’ wing, what is a ‘Liberal’ and…
The Boat People; An embarrassing solution.
by Hannes Wessels Humanitarian crises are unfolding at both the top and the bottom end of Africa. ‘Down South’ anti-foreigner violence threatens to tear the country apart as the flow…
Boris Johnson is mostly right but wrong about Tony Blair on Zimbabwe.
by Hannes Wessels London mayor Boris Johnson recently wrote a thought provoking piece on the reason for the Zimbabwe land seizures and laid the blame firmly at the feet of…
Brendon de Jonge; Big Man and a Big Heart.
by Hannes Wessels Following a rich tradition Brendon de Jonge is the latest Zimbabwean to flirt with greatness on the fairways of the golf-world. With Nick Price, Tony Johnstone and…
Cecil Rhodes; Yesterday’s Hero.
by Hannes Wessels When his name’s mentioned it has become frightfully fashionable to speak of Cecil Rhodes in derogatory terms. Arch capitalist, imperialist, misogynist and racist; in today’s world it…
Terror on the Zambezi
by Hannes Wessels Their trip had been a happy one and the sights they had come in search of had filled their cameras. The vista ahead offered more of the…