Juan and Chong made history today as they attended Barack Obama’s swearing in as the 44th president of the United States. Washington was amass with spectators waiting to experience the power of Obamamania in person [more…]
Zuma and wife number 5, or 6, or 7?
June 2nd, 2026 (Updated)Yesterday, the Sunday Times in South Africa published a scathing Eish! column by Andrew Donaldson titled: “Marrying beneath his nation again”. In this column, Mr Donaldson navel-gazed and bothered himself with some ethical issues. One issue in particular begged him to ask the question whether the South African public be concerned about Mr Zuma taking on more wives, [more…]
Gaza Haiku
June 2nd, 2026 (Updated)The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is an ongoing saga – nothing appears to have changed much since I first studied it in high school over 25 years ago. [Click for more..]
Pandormonium in Education
June 2nd, 2026 (Updated)The current South African education system led by ministerNaledi Pandor is a mess – instead of focusing on preparing students for employment or tertiary education, [more…]