The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 31 March – Sunday 7 April: On Monday, Israeli warplanes dropped bombs on the Iranian embassy in Syria, killing 7 Revolutionary Guards members. Among the dead is…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Jacob Zuma has had a bad week. He lost–for the 6th successive time–yet another court action to have Billy Downer removed as the prosecutor in his…
HISTORY, MYSTERY AND MORALITY
Nigel Henson, The death advisory as it appeared in late January 2024 in The London Times was as they all tend to be- bland and without emotion. “HENSON Thomas John…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 24 March – Sunday 31 March: On Sunday, Ukraine said it struck two Russian naval vessels, along with a communications center and several other facilities belonging to…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again Three or four really big stories dominated the headlines in our press this week. Marcus Jooste (63) killed himself. Jooste headed up the Steinhoff Group of…
NOW HERE’S a THING: EP 2: SONA
Nigel Henson In the good ole Yew United States of America, the President addresses a joint sitting of both Houses, where he delivers his annual ‘State of the Union Address.’…
A Question of ‘Kant’
Nigel Henson, John Henry Steenhuizen (Leader of the Opposition Democratic Party) rose ponderously to his feet. To his left, and aligned for several rows were a rowdy bunch, dressed in…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Our news is bleak. Two of the most depressing articles I have read in a while were published in Politicsweb yesterday (Wednesday). David Bullard’s article, “Whether…
NOW…HERE IS A THING
Nigel Henson Greetings All, Allow me to introduce myself…Nigel Henson is the name I am usually called by…as is common, I have been known by many others, not all flettering,…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 3 March – Sunday 10 March: On Sunday, Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency after thousands of inmates managed to escape from the country’s two largest…