The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Cyril Ramaphosa has lodged a complaint about the person chosen to lead evidence in the investigation into the goings-on at Phala Phala. Phala Phala is Cyril’s…
The Expulsion Nobody Will Name
By Andrew Field Ronald Lamola, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, stood before the cameras in Pretoria and told the continent that South Africa cannot be a remedy…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, As you can imagine the judgement in the appeal case of Cyril Ramaphosa to his possible interrogation for impeachment dominated the front pages of all our…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Cyril Ramaphosa’s court battle to halt the impeachment process that he faces began in the Cape Town High Court today and continues until tomorrow. His advocate…
Booting the Foreigners.
Hannes Wessels, Witnessing the sad sight of South Africa convulsed by mass protests demanding the expulsion of foreign workers from the country, it is worth noting this problem has been…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Tuesday 30th June was marked as the deadline day for all unregistered foreigners to leave the country. It was the day of planned shutdowns and threats…
The African Southern Route: Drugs, Ministers and the War That Was Never Meant to Be
By Andrew Field The new story of narcotics in southern Africa does not begin with a theory. It begins with seizures. In June 2026, Durban harbour again produced cocaine. One…
The Long Road to Nowhere: South Africa at the Fracture Point
By Andrew Field South Africa was meant to be the beacon of hope for southern Africa. For centuries the region looked to it as the powerhouse, the state to be…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Cyril is in trouble and he knows he is. He is now trying every trick in the book to delay or even block the Parliamentary impeachment…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Dominating our news this week is the huge amount of illegal and undocumented immigrants and the growing xenophobia crisis we are battling with in our country.…