The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again The upcoming general election–we still don’t have a date but it could be as early as May– is taking up lots of newspaper space. Stephen Grootes…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 14 January – Sunday 21 January: On Monday, North Korea claimed it flight-tested a new solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead as it seeks…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again Three stories dominated our news this week. Thursday and Friday were all about SA taking Israel to the ICJ (International Court of Justice) accusing them of…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 7 January – Sunday 14 January: On Monday, the United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida.…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, A great deal has been written in the press this week about the court action of genocide instituted by SA against Israel at the ICJ (International…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 31 December 2023 – Sunday 7 January 2024: On Sunday, North Korea concluded its five-day long Workers’ Party meetings, which set the policy agenda for 2024, including…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again As expected Ramaphosa made his ‘Fellow South Africans’-New Years’ speech. When the radio station crossed to him, for the first minute or so there was nothing…
Donald J. Trump in a 2024 Landslide Colorado ignoramuses will be overruled by SCOTUS
Will Keys, The 2023 Christmas season in Australia, particularly for us supporters of Donald J. Trump and the MAGA movement, proved to be one of the most memorable periods. As…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Politics played itself out on the front pages of our newspapers this week and I imagine as we get nearer to our general election this will…
Reparations: Who Owes Who?
Hannes Wessels, As a delegate at the recently held Cop 28 climate conference in Dubai, Ndileka Mandela, Nelson’s granddaughter, grabbed headlines when she denounced Britain and the Royal family, for…