The Silencing of Sense
Hannes Wessels, Years ago when BBC boss of Television, Danny Cohen, fired the brash but funny petrolhead Jeremy Clarkson from his job at Top Gear, I was struck by the…
Forgotten Heroes
Hannes Wessels, The parades, ceremonies and services that accompanied the recent coronation of King Charles, was by all accounts, a magnificent occasion, allowing the British to do something they still…
After The ‘Palefaces’.
Hannes Wessels, If you have a heart in Africa it’s probably not a good idea to read Martin Meredith’s State of Africa because if you do, it will all in…
The Lost Leadership Of The West
Hannes Wessels, There was a time when Britain led the world and I believe, in the main, made it a better place. WWII changed that and the Americans came to…
Win in Washington
REVIEW: WIN IN WASHINGTON 1965-1978 Win Hooper was an artist-a very good artist. but to narrowly confine her art to the products of paint brushes is to do her an…
The Pity of War.
Hannes Wessels, Pursuing my interest in Rhodesian/Zimbabwean history it has been enlightening spending time with a former senior officer in the Zimbabwe Peoples Liberation Army (ZPRA). Comparing notes, we have…
A Lawless World
Hannes Wessels, At a time of year when many of us like to rejoice in the company of close friends and family while celebrating the good things in life my…
Good Deeds Condemned
Hannes Wessels, It was with great sadness that I read a recent article reminding readers of some of the extraordinary feats of nation-building that took place in the country that…
Africa is Burning
Hannes Wessels, Only through listening, reading and learning from experience over many years have I become an unrepentant sceptic when it comes to the received wisdom of the time; the…
The Elizabethan Legacy.
Hannes Wessels, Like most people I did not know the Queen, but I did know her husband inasmuch as I spent an afternoon with Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace almost…