The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 30 July – Sunday 6 August: Early on Sunday morning, the Russian capital Moscow was the target of Ukrainian drone attacks. One was shot down in the…
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…
What Happens Next?
Will Keys, Russia finds itself increasingly isolated by Western nations, while the Western countries, in turn, are experiencing a gradual distancing from the rest of the world. There is a…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 2 July – Sunday 9 July: In the early hours of Monday, Israel launched a drone strike on the refugee camp of Jenin in the West Bank.…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 25 June – Sunday 2 July: On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the the United States warned that within the last two…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The press has been unanimous this week with its criticism of Ramaphosa for his lack of communication. He has not only kept the Phala Phala farm…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The embarrassing incompetence of the SA Civil Service was glaringly exposed on the weekend for the whole world to see. Our President had gathered some African…
The Big, BIG Picture
Will Keys, In the foreseeable future, significant changes are expected to occur in the relative influences exerted by countries upon one another. In this essay, I will refer to these…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 4 June – Sunday 11 June: On Sunday OPEC+ members (OPEC and 10 other countries, the most important of which is Russia) agreed to a new output…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 28 May – Sunday 4 June: On Sunday, Belarus’ leader since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko (a former director of a state farm) bizarrely announced “nuclear weapons for everyone”…