The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 17 March – Sunday 24 March: On Sunday, Russia concluded its three-day presidential election, with President Vladimir Putin the clear winner. Putin said the election had “consolidated”…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 3 March – Sunday 10 March: On Sunday, Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency after thousands of inmates managed to escape from the country’s two largest…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Jacob Zuma is a Russian agent. A compelling and detailed article from Adv Andre Pienaar of C5 Capital (a venture capital firm focused on Cyber security…
The World That Was
Adrian Oliver, Sunday 18 February – Sunday 3 March: On Monday, 20 heads of government – 15 from the EU – gathered in Paris to discuss the supply of artillery…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 4 February – Sunday 11 February: On Sunday, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador declared himself the winner of the national elections, winning more than 80 percent…
For the West the End is Nigh.
Hannes Wessels, I’m constantly admonished by my wife and family for being morose and distant; sadly they are probably correct but the reason is, I read too much, care too…
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…
War In Ukraine; A Different Perspective.
Will Keys, The 9th of May 2023 marked the Russian Victory Day celebrations in Moscow and it went down without any hitches. In his speech, Putin emphasized the immeasurable courage…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again Last Friday Business Day featured an editorial “SA spiralling and into a gangster state” The murders, rapes and robberies are simply too terrifying for words and…
Africa is Burning
Hannes Wessels, Only through listening, reading and learning from experience over many years have I become an unrepentant sceptic when it comes to the received wisdom of the time; the…