Rhodes’ Ghost
by Hannes Wessels Reading the second part of Duncan Clarke’s voluminous but quite fascinating study of Cecil Rhodes as the baying mobs of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement compel a…
SOS – Steve on Sunday
by Steve Lunderstedt 8 -13 June 2020 The week began with more Rumours about rumours about rumours. This one rumour, or perhaps it is two, is about the alcohol and…
Weep For The Children
by Hannes Wessels Inevitably, as the father of two spirited and opinionated girls I find myself criticising them for a multitude of perceived sins which involves a lot of me…
SOS – Steve on Sunday
7th June 2020 Originally morse code for three dots (S) three dashes (O) three dots (S) the letters SOS are not an abbreviation for anything despite the phrase ‘Save our…
Purge of the Palefaces
by Hannes Wessels A few days ago I watched graphic images of the burning down of the Beit Hall at Plumtree School. A beautiful old building built at considerable cost…
The King Is A Thief
by Hannes Wessels Many years ago, at the height of the Zimbabwe land invasions, I raised the issue of British responsibility for the ongoing tragedy with other concerned individuals and…
“Steve on Sunday”;
by Steve Lunderstedt Originally morse code for three dots (S) three dashes (O) three dots (S), the letters SOS are not an abbreviation for anything despite the phrase ‘Save our…
Lamenting The End Of Laughter
by Hannes Wessels ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me’. This old adage is something I remember from my earliest childhood and in the…
When Politicians Waive the Rules
by Hannes Wessels I think I’m right in saying that fundamental to the success of Western civilisations through history has been the successful application of the rule of law. Maybe…
‘Professor Pantsdown’ And Other Experts
by Hannes Wessels I took some flak following my last article on ‘experts’, but since then I’ve seen little or nothing to lead me to believe I should change my…