The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, Politics played itself out on the front pages of our newspapers this week and I imagine as we get nearer to our general election this will…
Reparations: Who Owes Who?
Hannes Wessels, As a delegate at the recently held Cop 28 climate conference in Dubai, Ndileka Mandela, Nelson’s granddaughter, grabbed headlines when she denounced Britain and the Royal family, for…
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…