The Road to Salvation?
Dr Frans Cronje, a political strategist and risk analyst, has become a feature on Alec Hogg's BizNews channel and is undoubtedly influential both at the popular level and within the corporate world. It's thus worth taking a closer look at
Crimes and follies of the West
The United Nations General Assembly is traditionally a forum for bashing the crimes and follies of the West by countries that have committed far worse crimes and follies themselves. It is also a gathering of brutal hypocrites who spend half
Dear John Steenhuisen: An Open Letter to the Minister of Agriculture
Dear Minister Steenhuisen,You have the chance to help significantly to transform the South African economy by illustrating to the people of South Africa that the key to prosperity in any society is the will of each person and community to
Russian and Ukrainian advances and Hezbollah and Israel inch closer to war
This edition of This week in the World covers events from the last two weeks. Ukraine-Russia Whilst the Russian advance towards Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine has been greatly slowed, Russia has opened a new offensive towards the town of Vuhledar.
Who will be the new mayor of Tshwane?
Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan, and Hermann Pretorius discusses the confusing aftermath of the removal of Cilliers Brink as the mayor of Tshwane. They also chat about an ANC motion to rename Sandton Drive in Johannesburg,
Who is Keir Starmer?
Those who say the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, is a vapid automaton good only for platitudes are wrong. He felt something once, but it wasn’t in England. It occurred on the island nation of Jamaica,
Ten things we know that just ain’t so, part four
Do we use only 10% of our brains? Did iron maidens exist? Did everyone think the world was flat before Columbus made his famous voyage? Let’s bust more myths. The list of household and historical myths only grows longer, the
China reforms its writing system
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 26 September 1928 – The Nationalist government of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh as the official system for the romanization of Mandarin Chinese Chinese written script is one