The Week That Was
Hello again, Most of our news this week, as you would expect, has been all about the budget being cancelled at the 11th hour. In fact it was cancelled as…
The Trump Storm
Hannes Wessels, For anybody who enjoys following world news, whether you like the man or not, Donald Trump is certainly making for fascinating reading and viewing, triggering massive mayhem in…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, There are very few “quiet” weeks in SAn politics. This week the budget on Wednesday dominated our news but the fall-out and in-fighting in the MK…
Trump Derangement Syndrome Alive and Well in South Africa.
Hannes Wessels, It has long fascinated – and distressed me – how white journalists, reporters, editors, media proprietors and white led pressure groups in South Africa have seldom missed an…
The Week That Was
Hello again, I did not listen to the State of the Nation (SONA) address last Thursday evening. Cyril is boring and besides the world champion and I had joined a…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 2 February – Sunday 9 February: On Sunday, Greek authorities advised residents and hotels on the island of Santorini to drain their swimming pools over concerns that…
Trump and Africa
Hannes Wessels, I’m certainly not looking for any sympathy, (cowboys don’t cry we were taught), but being of European descent, coming from a family that left Europe over 300 years…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 26 January – Sunday 2 February: On Sunday night, Swedish prosecutors announced they had launched an investigation into suspected sabotage of an underwater fibre optic cable connecting…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, On Saturday the ANC celebrated its 113th anniversary in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. All their big-shots were down here in the Cape and were out canvassing. The…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The ANC must be strongly criticised for supporting the rogue countries of this world. Iran, Russia, China, Cuba and Syria are amongst the regimes which treat…