The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 30 March – Sunday 6 April: On Sunday, a German start-up, Isar Aerospace, launched its Spectrum rocket from a spaceport in northern Norway, the first orbital-capable rocket…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Our news this week has been consumed by the urgency to get the budget passed and how almost all the parties in the GNU (Government of…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 16 March – Sunday 23 March: On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to fire Shin Bet director Ronen Bar amid months of rising tensions.…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 9 March – Sunday 16 March: On Sunday evening, chaos erupted in Bucharest as supporters of Calin Georgescu protested the rejection of his candidacy for the Romanian…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The drama of the delayed, disputed budget three weeks ago heightened interest in the Finance Minister speech in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon. The key point of…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Local news paled after the Trump-Zelensky row. Nothing like that has ever dominated news so completely in our time. Ramaphosa’s desire to go and “talk” to…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 23 February – Sunday 2 March: On Sunday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Moscow’s point man for relations with the U.S., said that a meeting at…
The Devil’s Own Doctor
By Dr. John Pridgeon. I am in awe of President Donald J. Trump’s choices for his senior cabinet. The valuable lessons of these last eight years have helped him to…
The Trump Storm
Hannes Wessels, For anybody who enjoys following world news, whether you like the man or not, Donald Trump is certainly making for fascinating reading and viewing, triggering massive mayhem in…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he planned to impose 25% tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium into the U.S. on Monday. He also said he…