‘The Economist’: Twisters of the Truth
by Hannes Wessels It’s getting harder and harder to find a news publication to believe in. It was with some dismay that I noted the ‘Economist’ trumpeting the accession to…
Kevin Myers
by Kevin Myers Kevin Myers (born 30 March 1947) is an Irish journalist and writer. He writes for the Irish edition of the Sunday Times, having previously been a columnist…
A Boer War Snapshot
by Martin Redfern Reasons for the Boer War are often over simplified. A voracious and rapacious colonial administration seeking to wrest control of the gold and diamond deposits in the…
‘The King is not a Thief’. Why the British may be liable to compensate the Zimbabwean farmers.
by Hannes Wessels The question of legal responsibility with regard to the Zimbabwean farmers dispossessed in the course of the state-orchestrated land seizures beginning in 2000 may never be fully…
Africa’s Forgotten Statesman
by Hannes Wessels – On a continent more famous for despots and demagogues, where real statesmanship became a domain solely occupied by Nelson Mandela, we should not forget the late…
The Parable of Colonialist and Colony.
by August Pointneuf Colonialist was beguiled by this beauty. A compulsion to join forever and create a mutual life of productivity and security were the drivers. There was mutual attraction,…
White Men can’t Jump but they can Govern.
By Hannes Wessels I write as a concerned father whose daughter, like millions of other children, has recently been taught about colonialism which is subtly lumped together with slavery to…
Bishop Trevor Huddleston. Pervert who preyed on the Poor
By Staff Writer – Last year we were witness to celebrations around the world marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Father Trevor Huddleston. He will be remembered as…
The Madness of Bill and Melinda Gates
By Hannes Wessels – I write as an African and about Africa when I say I find the ‘2014 Gates Annual Letter’ nauseating. For two people of undoubted intelligence one…