SA faces a hard winter — Slowing economy and political developments are telling us so
South Africa is entering a difficult period. Not because of one single event, but because several major economic pressures are converging at the same time, and many... Read more.
Phala Phala: a storm in a tea cup
With the Cyril Ramaphosa impeachment saga unfolding, I want to state from the very beginning that this Phala Phala matter, as far as I’m concerned, is a none-matter.... Read more.
Wishful thinking is not a dependable strategy in war
After almost four years of war against Russia, the Nato and the USA are experiencing what I can only describe as “internal denial”. This happens as a psychological... Read more.
Will Westerners, Jews own up to genocide?
With attempts to restart peace negotiations with Iran, the Trump administration seems reluctant to find a lasting solution, and the question we must ask is why.... Read more.
This is why Trump will lose the midterms
Election manipulation is on the cards. Everyone is waiting with bated breath for the obvious outcome of the midterm elections in November in the US, but alas, Donald... Read more.
Clearly a ‘horses for courses’ approach by Ramaphosa
Yet again, South Africa and the US are engaged in that old friend or foe game of international relations chess. The appointment of Roelf Meyer as our ambassador... Read more.
This war has been a strategic defeat for the US and Israel
Let me be very clear. This two-week ceasefire is not the end of this war. US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cannot be trusted,... Read more.
Once upon a time in Iran and Gaza, monsters lurked
Gather round now kids. Once upon a time, there were monsters. They were insatiable; it was apparent they almost never got enough to eat. Murder was their business,... Read more.
Time for divorce papers
The abuse is getting too much and Europe realises, perhaps too late, that it’s time to leave this abusive relationship with its erstwhile partner, the US. First... Read more.
Time for SA to reconsider its position on nuclear weapons
According to two nuclear scientists who formed part of the team that dismantled South Africa’s nuclear bombs in 1990/91, they were impressed with what we achieved... Read more.
