The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, A great deal has been written in the press this week about the court action of genocide instituted by SA against Israel at the ICJ (International…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 26 November – Sunday 3 December: On Sunday morning, Sierra Leone witnessed a coup attempt in the capital of Freetown, including on a military barracks and an…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 19 November – Sunday 26 November: On Sunday night, Argentina’s final election results were released, showing that Argentines have elected libertarian outsider Javier Milei, 53, as their…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The attitude of our government and the militant anti-Israel (and anti-Semitic) marches this week-end in Sea Point are extremely disconcerting. On Sunday police had to be…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 15 October – Sunday 22 October: On Sunday, Israeli troops massed on the Gaza border, seemingly in preparation of a large ground offensive to destroy Hamas. With…
Dangerous Wrong-Headed Thinking
Will Keys, Throughout history and in the face of danger, the evolutionary ‘fight, flight, or freeze’ response is stirred up when confronted with danger. Research indicates that a fight response…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 8 October – Sunday 15 October: On Sunday, the German states of Bavaria and Hesse held regional elections. The three-party governing coalition in Germany led by Chancellor…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The biggest news of the week is not about SA but what is happening in Israel and Palestine. You will not be surprised to learn that…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier Sunday 1 October – Sunday 8 October: On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive in front of the interior ministry building in Turkey’s capital Ankara at about…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 23 July – Sunday 30 July: On Sunday, an American drone operating in the skies over Syriawas targeted in a “buzzing” encounter by a Russian jet. The…