The Week that Was
The Editors In the ‘Dark Continent’ we have become used to the selective application of the law. A system that was designed to regulate and moderate behaviour of the citizenry…
Old Soldiers who Saved a Wildlife Sanctuary
by Hannes Wessels Darrell Watt arrived in the Kafue region of western Zambia in 2003 to take over management of a large tract of wilderness on the eastern boundary of…
The Week That Was
The Editors The immediate UK media reaction to the stabbing to death of an American women and the wounding of five others in London was to emphatically tell the word…
Trump getting Thumped
by Hannes Wessels Below is an article I wrote four years ago when the press initially hammered the Trumps after an African hunting safari. This has now erupted again as…
The Week That Was
Watching Europe seized by a ruthless reign of terror life in southern Africa looks a little less unattractive. For many of us here terrorism is nothing new, we have been…
‘Cecil’ the lion; a year later
by Hannes Wessels It’s just over a year ago that ‘Cecil’ was killed and the world erupted in anger. Four months ago Claudio Chiarelli and his son Max were killed…
The ‘Bloody Breeteesh’!
by Hannes Wessels I must confess I’m envious of Zimbabwe Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa. Obviously the man does not get embarrassed easily. Most people with his pedigree and political history…
Re post – Taki (The Spectator) – In praise of Rhodesia
HIGH LIFE Shame on those white liberals who paint white Rhodesians as oppressors while supporting murdering maniacs like Mugabe. Taki 16 July 2016 9:00 AM The Spectator readers’ party was…
Re post – >Reader: Reviewing ‘A Handful of Hard Men’ – The day Zim’s spine snapped.
The traditional view on those that tend to ignore history is that they’re set to repeat it. But in Simon Reader’s assessment of Hannes Wessels’ book – A Handful of…
Lessons Based on Lies.
by Hannes Wessels Having two daughters at school in the modern age certainly has its challenges. They say this is simply history repeating itself and parents have, since the beginning…