The Wind of Destruction
by Hannes Wessels A year after I was born, in 1957, The Gold Coast became Ghana and the first country in Africa to acquire independence from Great Britain. Three years…
Colonel Dyck And The Fight For Northern Mozambique
by Hannes Wessels (WARNING – GRAPHIC IMAGERY) With the world convulsed by the hysteria generated by the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement I came away from my recent meeting with Colonel…
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…
Purge of the Palefaces
by Hannes Wessels A few days ago I watched graphic images of the burning down of the Beit Hall at Plumtree School. A beautiful old building built at considerable cost…
The King Is A Thief
by Hannes Wessels Many years ago, at the height of the Zimbabwe land invasions, I raised the issue of British responsibility for the ongoing tragedy with other concerned individuals and…
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…
‘Professor Pantsdown’ And Other Experts
by Hannes Wessels I took some flak following my last article on ‘experts’, but since then I’ve seen little or nothing to lead me to believe I should change my…
Victoria Falls and ‘Fake News’.
by Hannes Wessels As I watch the ongoing collapse of the South African economy and the further impoverishment of millions of my countrymen and women as a result of the…
The Trouble With ‘Experts’.
by Hannes Wessels In times of tumult, when events are unfolding fast, I have a method for gauging current issues. I don’t enjoy doing it, but I go to the…
Still Confused About Corona
by Hannes Wessels I know I’m no scientist or doctor, and I’m starting to doubt myself, because I can find few people who share my scepticism about the ‘Corona pandemic’,…