British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has slipped behind 2 Conservatives in the recent Observer’s Ipsos Mori poll and the Guardian’s ICM survey. He had hoped that his economic stimulus plan would have boosted public confidence. It appears the general disgruntlement over the proposed ban on Happy Hour (drinking) is more serious than first expected. Click […]
Brown drops in UK polls
June 2nd, 2026 (Updated)Thabo Mbeki and SADC Zimbabwe Strategy
June 2nd, 2026 (Updated)Thabo Mbeki and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have been pretty useless at attempting to manage Zimbabwe’s Mugabe crisis, cholera crisis, financial crisis and associated spillage into neighbouring countries. We can only expect they will manage the latest anthrax crisis and looting by Robert Mugabe’s soldiers across Zimbabwe with equally elegant ineffectiveness. President Mbeki, […]
Zuma is Jesus cartoon
June 2nd, 2026 (Updated)Provincial leader Ace Magashule said in an interview for a local newspaper that Jacob Zuma, president of the ANC, is suffering just like Jesus Christ did: “Jesus was persecuted. He was called names and betrayed. It’s the same kind of suffering Mr Zuma has had to bear recently, but he’s still standing strong. He’s not […]
Tito “Weather the Storm” Mboweni – Cartoon
June 2nd, 2026 (Updated)It’s great to see Tito buiding his career and progressing through the ranks. Wonkie wonders how far he is from that IMF job he’s rumoured to be gunning for. It is interesting that Mervyn King, Tito Boweni’s equivalent in the UK was recently reported by the Telegraph as having turned down a substantial salary increase […]
Amitabh Bachchan blog comment – Cartoon
June 2nd, 2026 (Updated)Amitabh Bachchan shared the pain of many Indians as the events of the Mumbai terrorist attacks unfolded last week. The media has been quick to try to use his personal brand to promote their own coverage – quite sad really. Quoting from Amitabh Bachchan’s blog on the issue of media who inundated him with phone […]