Russell Phillips; Brave Soldier With A Big Heart.
by Hannes Wessels On Wednesday this week, a handful of old soldiers and friends gathered to pay our respects to Russell Phillips who died suddenly last week. Russell was the…
SOS – Steve On Sunday
Sunday 19 July 2020 SOS – Steve on Sunday THE WEEK THAT WAS 13 July to 19 July 2020 Well, that was indeed one lovely week was it not? A…
SOS – Steve On Sunday
Sunday 12 July 2020 SOS – Steve on Sunday THE WEEK THAT WAS 5 July to 12 July 2020 Saturday 4 July: Day 100 it was today – Day 100…
SOS – Steve On Sunday
Sunday 5 July 2020 SOS – Steve on Sunday THE WEEK THAT WAS 29 June to 4 July 2020 The great booze chase, no tourists by air to Kimberley, lions,…
SOS – Steve on Sunday.
Sunday 28 June 2020 THE WEEK THAT WAS. 21 -28 June 2020 The week started off well enough with Father’s day, then an illegal march and then, pow, my daily…
S.O.S. – Steve on Sunday.
14 -20 June 2020 A much warmer day in Kimberley today than the previous two days, but still quite nippy, but for the birds an ice free bath which I…
Rhodes’ Ghost
by Hannes Wessels Reading the second part of Duncan Clarke’s voluminous but quite fascinating study of Cecil Rhodes as the baying mobs of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement compel a…
SOS – Steve on Sunday
by Steve Lunderstedt 8 -13 June 2020 The week began with more Rumours about rumours about rumours. This one rumour, or perhaps it is two, is about the alcohol and…
Weep For The Children
by Hannes Wessels Inevitably, as the father of two spirited and opinionated girls I find myself criticising them for a multitude of perceived sins which involves a lot of me…
When Politicians Waive the Rules
by Hannes Wessels I think I’m right in saying that fundamental to the success of Western civilisations through history has been the successful application of the rule of law. Maybe…