The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Jacob Zuma has had a bad week. He lost–for the 6th successive time–yet another court action to have Billy Downer removed as the prosecutor in his…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again Three or four really big stories dominated the headlines in our press this week. Marcus Jooste (63) killed himself. Jooste headed up the Steinhoff Group of…
NOW HERE’S a THING: EP 2: SONA
Nigel Henson In the good ole Yew United States of America, the President addresses a joint sitting of both Houses, where he delivers his annual ‘State of the Union Address.’…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Our news is bleak. Two of the most depressing articles I have read in a while were published in Politicsweb yesterday (Wednesday). David Bullard’s article, “Whether…
NOW…HERE IS A THING
Nigel Henson Greetings All, Allow me to introduce myself…Nigel Henson is the name I am usually called by…as is common, I have been known by many others, not all flettering,…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, A great deal of our news this week has been about the judgement from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) brought by SA against Israel. Ramaphosa…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again The upcoming general election–we still don’t have a date but it could be as early as May– is taking up lots of newspaper space. Stephen Grootes…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again Three stories dominated our news this week. Thursday and Friday were all about SA taking Israel to the ICJ (International Court of Justice) accusing them of…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, A great deal has been written in the press this week about the court action of genocide instituted by SA against Israel at the ICJ (International…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again As expected Ramaphosa made his ‘Fellow South Africans’-New Years’ speech. When the radio station crossed to him, for the first minute or so there was nothing…