Lessons Based on Lies.
by Hannes Wessels Having two daughters at school in the modern age certainly has its challenges. They say this is simply history repeating itself and parents have, since the beginning…
Old White golfers must Not be left alone!
by Hannes Wessels Right now Muirfield Golf Club, rated by some as possibly the best of the Open Courses and home to great champions from Jack Nicklaus to Ernie Els,…
The Tusk and Scrotum
by Hannes Wessels Soon after being mauled by a leopard ‘Danny’ was posted to Management Unit based in Wankie National Park. This arm of the department was tasked with Capture…
‘Transformation’; but then what?
by Hannes Wessels The new buzz-word in South Africa is ‘transformation’. It’s on everyone’s lips; politicians, newspaper-editors, talk-show radio hosts, sports-coaches and celebrities. I’m trying not to pay too much…
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…