The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 11 February – Sunday 18 February: On Tuesday, The United States Senate passed a $95bn bill with aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The vote saw 22…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 4 February – Sunday 11 February: On Sunday, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador declared himself the winner of the national elections, winning more than 80 percent…
For the West the End is Nigh.
Hannes Wessels, I’m constantly admonished by my wife and family for being morose and distant; sadly they are probably correct but the reason is, I read too much, care too…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 12 November – Sunday 19 November: Over the weekend, almost all of the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavik’s 3,800 inhabitants were evacuated. The village is located in…
Dangerous Wrong-Headed Thinking
Will Keys, Throughout history and in the face of danger, the evolutionary ‘fight, flight, or freeze’ response is stirred up when confronted with danger. Research indicates that a fight response…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier Sunday 1 October – Sunday 8 October: On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive in front of the interior ministry building in Turkey’s capital Ankara at about…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 6 August – Sunday 13 August: On Sunday, The Indian Space Research Organisation confirmed that India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft entered lunar orbit and “successfully underwent a planned orbit…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 25 June – Sunday 2 July: On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the the United States warned that within the last two…
The Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, The press has been unanimous this week with its criticism of Ramaphosa for his lack of communication. He has not only kept the Phala Phala farm…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 18 June – Sunday 25 June: It has been a particularly memorable week… After arriving on Sunday in Beijing in the first trip by a U.S. official…