Biznews.com Awards of the Year
Simon Lincoln Reader WELCOME TO THE 4TH INSTALLMENT of the Biznews.com Awards of the Year – and what a stinker it was. Started with lockdowns and got progressively worse –…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, Yesterday the High Court ruled that Jacob Zuma must go back to jail. Further the court ruled that the three months that JZ has spent careering…
Brilliance over 2,200 years ago and Brilliance in 2021.
Will Keys The James Webb Telescope. On the 28th December 2021, the fantastic, incredible, and brilliant James Webb Telescope (“JWT”) will be launched into space from French Guiana, on an…
Are We Allowed to Help?
Hannes Wessels We are now over 60 years into the postcolonial era in Africa and life for the vast majority of over 1 billion people is more miserable than ever.…
A verdict that made the immoral froth at the mouth.
Will Keys The Kyle Rittenhouse trial was held in Kenosha Wisconsin, USA. The case attracted worldwide attention and became a legal litmus test of what remains of justice and decency…
What happened to Rhodesia? And a Queen’s Counsel (“QC”) Legal Opinion.
Will Keys Historical backdrop. On the 11th November, 1965, Rhodesians listened intently as their Prime Minister the Hon. Ian D. Smith, addressed the nation. In a strong phenotypically accented voice,…
Who are the ‘nice’ people?
Will Keys Disclaimer: I am not a clinical psychologist. On the other hand, I have studied psychology at a tertiary institution, my major discipline is the law. The primordial psychological…
How to give away money, sit on ones hands, and orchestrate a defeat.
Will Keys Extract: “The Nineteenth-century military philosopher Carl von Clausewitz observed that the first duty and the right of the art of war is to keep policymakers from demanding things…
The End Of The Great Game
Hannes Wessels What is astonishing, and dare I say, disappointing, about the contagion sweeping English cricket in the wake of Azeem Rafiq’s allegations, is the cowering response from players, fans,…
Gary Ballance: A Victim Vilified.
Hannes Wessels I was still a schoolboy when I read Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ about the Salem Witch Trials that unfolded in Massachusetts in the late 17th century. I found…