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…
Have you heard about the Australian police ‘Fixated Person’s Unit’?
Will Keys Oh! Yes. Believe it, its true! A version of the Australian Fixated Person’s Unit (“FPU”) has been established in every state police force in Australia. The NSW police…
The smoke and mirror world that envelopes SARS-CoV-2
Somehow, when SARS Cov 2 hit this overpopulated and beleaguered world, all the rules changed, and all of our previously tried and trusted viral paradigms were intentionally shifted – from…
Arguing with an Ignoramus, can be avoided.
Will Keys Picture a typical pseudo-intellectual scenario. Marxism is the question, “And, what’s your opinion on the subject?” is how it starts. Experience has taught to me to qualify the…