The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 11 August – Sunday 18 August: On Sunday, two days after they began, Iran’s official news agency announced military drills held by the Revolutionary Guards Corps in…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, For me the biggest story of the week was the forced return to SA of Ace Magashule’s one-time PA when Ace was wielding power in the…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 4 August – Sunday 11 August On Sunday, Jordan’s foreign minister met Iran’s acting foreign minister in Tehran. Ayman Safadi is the first senior Jordanian official to…
Misrule Britannia
Hannes Wessels, Watching events unfold in England, as a dangerously polarised country edges ever closer, to conflict brings me no joy despite the fact I consider myself a victim of…
It’s Over For England
Simon Lincoln Reader, If you are one of these people still laboring under the pretense of English or British exceptionalism, Sunday’s newspapers will have shocked you. There, you’d have found…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 28 July – Sunday 4 August: On Monday, Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in Venezuela’s presidential election on Sunday, securing a third six-year term in a result that…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 21 July – Sunday 28 July: On Sunday, Russia said its warplanes prevented two bomber aircraft belonging to the United States from crossing its border over the…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, I’m quite pleased I missed Cyril’s opening of parliament speech on Thursday. I understand that it was long and boring and there was nothing new. He…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 14 July – Sunday 21 July: On Monday, Donald Trump picked Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate. Trump made the announcement on his social…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 7 July – Sunday 14 July: On Sunday, a heat wave delivered record temperatures across North America. According to the National Weather Service, Las Vegas hit just…