Poor Robert Mugabe
by Hannes Wessels After 37 years of brutally destructive rule it looks like the curtain may finally be coming down on the Mugabe regime. Military coups are seldom welcome but…
The ‘Coffin Case’ and the joys of hating ‘Boers’.
by Hannes Wessels In South Africa the mood across the media and political spectrum is one of jubilation. On Wednesday last week the Finance Minister announced the country was bankrupt…
Are Trump-Haters Unwell?
by Hannes Wessels Jeremy Clarke in his Spectator, ‘Lowlife’ column raises a very interesting question with regard to people who are anti-Trump and asks if “.. this hatred..” of the…
The Real ‘Nazis’ of the Left
by Hannes Wessels The West has probably never been more polarised along political and ideological grounds than it is today. The accession to power of Donald Trump has dangerously divided…
The Triumph of Evil
by Hannes Wessels Looking back at the personalities and institutions involved in the demise of Rhodesia and the forced transition to Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe one is struck by a…
‘The Axe And The Tree’
by Hannes Wessels I was relieved to finish this because the reading was an emotional and often painful roller-coaster of a ride that left me somewhat enlightened but still searching…
Rhodesia in 1976. A fascinating view from a famous economist.
by Milton Friedman Of the 49 countries in Africa, fifteen are under direct military rule and 29 have one-party civilian governments. Only five have multiparty political systems. I have just…
For Wildlife and White Men the end maybe nigh.
by Hannes Wessels It has taken the well publicised murder of Tristan Voorspuy on the Laikipia Plateau to draw attention to the recent ‘land invasions’ in northern Kenya which provide…
The Liberal Fascists
by Hannes Wessels Voltaire, the great French philosopher is reputed to have said, ‘I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to…
The Curse of the Professional Politicians
by Hannes Wessels Looking at the mess that prevails in much of the ‘western’ and ‘developing’ world, many are surely asking how this sorry situation could have possibly come to…