The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, What has taken place in the Middle East this week has shunted our political focus to the back-burner. Everybody, the whole world, was watching America going…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Cyril is at it again. He is organising a talk-shop. A “National Dialogue” starting in August. To quote Ivor Vegter in the Daily Friend “If there…
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, Ebrahim Rasool, our disgraced Ambassador returned from America on Sunday to a hero’s welcome. He told the adoring crowd gathered at the airport that he stood…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The biggest political shock of the decade came on Friday when Floyd Shivambu, deputy leader of the EFF since its inception and author of its 7…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash Hello again, I’m quite pleased I missed Cyril’s opening of parliament speech on Thursday. I understand that it was long and boring and there was nothing new. He…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Notwithstanding the pollsters warning us that we were in for political upheaval at our general election the final vote tally surprised many. I’m almost certain that nobody expected…
A Question of ‘Kant’
Nigel Henson, John Henry Steenhuizen (Leader of the Opposition Democratic Party) rose ponderously to his feet. To his left, and aligned for several rows were a rowdy bunch, dressed in…
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 Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, I got back home to reading all about Julius Malema and the 10th anniversary celebration that the EFF organised in the Ellis Park Stadium where almost…