The great Afrikaans poet and South African playwright NP Van Wyk Louw once wrote a sonnet that described how with his little chisel he had cracked a rock and succeeded in splitting the universe right open. To me that’s always been one of those pictures that sticks in the mind and somehow configures one’s whole…
Did you know there is such a person as a “removalist”? – and I don’t mean someone who helps you pack up your house and move on. No, a removalist is someone who specializes in cleaning up your internet presence. Your digital footprint can help or harm you in your career. According to some surveys,…
The gross blunder of President Ramaphosa in foreign policy – silencing those in ANC ranks who condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – is going to cost South Africa dearly. Although the US Ambassador to this country says we will reason friends it’s perfectly obvious that the majority of nations look askance at the South Africa…
Gangsters in Ukraine Imagine you are living your life and one day a crowd of gangsters break down the doors of your home and start shooting indiscriminately. They seem to have no object except to destroy your place and they pitilessly kill your mother and two children in front of your eyes. While you wail…
OPINION by Graeme Addison I have my doubts about the true causes of the war in Ukraine. Nothing can excuse the brutal and remorseless invasion by Russian forces. It’s pure murder, mindless destruction, and completely unnecessary even if Russia does want to dominate its neighbouring countries. Putin is certainly a tyrant using the power of…
