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 World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 17 March – Sunday 24 March: On Sunday, Russia concluded its three-day presidential election, with President Vladimir Putin the clear winner. Putin said the election had “consolidated”…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 18 February – Sunday 25 February: On Sunday, between 9:30 p.m. and 10:40 p.m., Iran-backed Houthi terrorists attacked the M/V Rubymar bulk carrier. The 172m-long Rubymar is…
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 Week That Was
Gerald Potash, Hello again, SONA was a disaster for Cyril. Most of the press this week had full ‘goes’ at Ramaphosa for a pathetically weak State of the Nation address…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 28 January – Sunday 4 February: On Sunday, three American soldiers were killed – and 34 injured – in Jordan by a drone launched by militant groups…
Donald J. Trump and the 2024 surge -Conservative Black-Americans with gravitas.
Will Keys, Donald J. Trump (“DJT”) has emerged from the first GOP primaries with a historically high margin of victory, as predicted. His homespun candour, political commonsense, and affinity with…
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 Republican Primary.
Adrian Olivier, For anti-Trump Republicans, New Hampshire was their chance to break “the Don’s” hold on the Republican Party and show themselves as an alternative. With Trump dominant in Iowa,…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 14 January – Sunday 21 January: On Monday, North Korea claimed it flight-tested a new solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead as it seeks…