IN just a few hours a man who made news when he was barred from boarding a plane in South Africa, will be invested with the OBE at Windsor Castle. Behind the two events lies the same set of facts: …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click...
LESOTHO has never been top of my list of countries with a sparkling human rights record. That’s despite its strong showing over corruption associated with the Katse Dam project. So I was delighted this week to find a new judgment …Share this:Click to share on...
WHO would have thought that Namibians led such a hectic life? All this time I had imagined they enjoyed a laid-back approach you might associate with the rural parts of South Africa. Wrong, obviously. The pace of life there must …Share this:Click to share on...
Still out of breath from an early morning big game hunting action adventure on a farm just outside Smithfield, south east Free State. It started out quite calmly when my dogs and I went running on a friend’s farm. At …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens...
ALLEGE someone is a racist at work and they are as good as dead. It’s an indelible mark of Cain in modern South Africa. That’s why extra care should be taken when charges of racism are involved. Even when you’re …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in...
No, actually. It was a hail storm late yesterday and that’s hail heaped up around the witstinkhout trees and the gutter pipes. Very welcome after six months of serious drought. But we’re never satisfied, and now we hope for more …Share this:Click to share on...
