The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, I’m quite pleased I missed Cyril’s opening of parliament speech on Thursday. I understand that it was long and boring and there was nothing new. He…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 14 July – Sunday 21 July: On Monday, Donald Trump picked Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate. Trump made the announcement on his social…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 7 July – Sunday 14 July: On Sunday, a heat wave delivered record temperatures across North America. According to the National Weather Service, Las Vegas hit just…
African-American Delusions
Will Keys I am an ex-Rhodesian, now an Australian, retired, living contentedly in Queensland. I have reasonable health; happily married; proud of my children, and financially secure. My curiosity with…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again In the Sunday Times this week, William Gumede writes about Ramaphosa’s recycling of failed ministers in his new cabinet. He writes that the ANC is tone-deaf…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 30 June – Sunday 7 July: On Sunday, French voters gave Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party a first-round election win. The RN and their allies led…
Britain To The Fore!
Hannes Wessels, Recently, more information has come into the public domain about the British plans to intervene militarily in order to bring the ‘Rebel Rhodesian’ government to heel in the…
The World That Was
Adrian Oliver, Sunday 23 June – Sunday 30 June: On Sunday, Russia accused the United States of setting the coordinates for a Ukrainian attack on Crimea with five U.S.-supplied Army…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, As many of you will know Jacob Zuma is not my favourite politician. If I told you though that I am eternally grateful to him for…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 16 June – Sunday 23 June: On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved his war cabinet – a week after opposition leader Benny Gantz withdrew from…