The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, As to be expected, after the general election with the “kindof” hoped-for results that we received, this week’s news has been ‘politics 24/7’. The ANC is…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Notwithstanding the pollsters warning us that we were in for political upheaval at our general election the final vote tally surprised many. I’m almost certain that nobody expected…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 26 May – Sunday 2 June: On Sunday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and his South Korean host, President Yoon Suk-yeol, agreed to launch a diplomatic and security…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, At their final ANC election rally on Saturday at the FNB Stadium a giant Palestinian flag adorned the stage. There was no sign of a SA…
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Losing date announced by loser. SIMON LINCOLN READER Londonistan Shortly it will be announced that the UK General Election will be held on July 4th. I know, I know –…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The National Health Bill (NHI) that Ramaphosa signed into law last week has been the one story of the week that has dominated our news wires.…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 12 May – Sunday 19 May: On Monday, Ukrainian Governor of Kharkiv Oblast, Oleh Syniehubov, said Russian forces were widening their assault in his region as they…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 5 May – Sunday 12 May: On Monday, a New York judge threatened to put Donald Trump in jail if he violated his gag order again. Judge…
The Week That Was
Hello again The DA seems to be in trouble and whereas the polls show that the ANC is losing support the reality might be very different. What worries DA supporters…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 28 April – Sunday 5 May: On Sunday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived on an unannounced visit to Beijing where he met with senior officials to discuss…