The ‘Boers’; Villains or Victims.
By Hannes Wessels, The first contingent of Afrikaner refugees has arrived in Washington DC to a warm welcome from senior officials in the State Department and Homeland Security. This is…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, Dennis, that character of note, invited the usual suspects to join him at the CTPress Club on Tuesday. At our table were, as usual Paul, Henry,…
The Sadness Of Being Right.
Hannes Wessels On the 18th April it was the 45th anniversary of Zimbabwe’s independence and a time for reflection. The response from millions of impoverished people was a desultory one…
White Farmer Conundrum
By Andrew Field Zimbabwe’s government announced its first remittances under the Global Compensation Agreement (GCA) in April 2025, disbursing US $3 million to dispossessed farmers, representing 1% of the total…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Politically we are on a cliff edge. The question that every commentator is asking is; will the GNU survive? The ANC’s NEC held a meeting on…
The Treatment of Snake Envenomation in Southern Africa
Dr. John Pridgeon Having been a keen amateur herpetologist, since before I could spell the word snake, the treatment of that potentially fatal mishap called “a snake bite” has always…
Et Tu, Blessing
By Andrew Field, Factional divisions within the ruling party, ZANU-PF, have raised tensions giving rise to a little public anxiety surrounding organized demonstrations in Zimbabwe that were set for the…
Send The ‘Imperialists’.
Hannes Wessels, The only country is sub-Saharan Africa not to have been the recipient of USAID is Eritrea. For all the rest, the ‘Trump Effect’ and the end of unconditional…
NOW HERE’S A THING
Nigel Henson “There was a crooked man who walked a crooked mile, he found a crooked sixpence beside a crooked stile” Dear Readers Belated best wishes for the year ahead-…
The Week That Was
Hello again, Most of our news this week, as you would expect, has been all about the budget being cancelled at the 11th hour. In fact it was cancelled as…