The Hijacking of the Rugby World Cup
Hannes Wessels, In my view, a fabulous World Cup Rugby final was wrecked the moment an overweight, billionaire, political opportunist by the name of Cyril Ramaphosa waddled with all possible…
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, We are reasonably used to spring tides but this past weekend we saw something else; a Spring Tide like we have never seen before. The waves…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again Die Burger in an editorial on the weekend reported Cape Town City 1; Taxi bosses 0. Our mayor gets credit for his calmness and not allowing…
Reflections From The Southern Tip.
Hannes Wessels, When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently dispatched himself, along with a small army of security personnel, to Russia and Ukraine, to bestow upon Presidents Putin and Zelensky,…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, It probably won’t surprise too many to learn that the President was exonerated by the acting public protector (PP) –she who needs the approval of the…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Week after week the biggest talking point in our country is the effect that load shedding has on all of us and the economy. Fikile Mbalula,…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, This week’s Sunday papers paint a deeply depressing picture of SA today. Hospitals like Baragwanath, the largest hospital in Africa are not functioning properly because they…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Monday (Workers Day) was a holiday and whereas I don’t often agree with statements from NUMSA, our largest workers’ trade union, when on Monday they declared…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Thabo Bester is quite a character. The convicted murderer, rapist and con-man not only ran a successful business from his jail cell but he even had…