“Doing what you say gets you what you want.” This deceptively simple motto is the guiding philosophy of an inspiring man I know named Simon Ekin. (more…)
As they say democracy is not the easy option, democracy is hard and demands that we never stop working at it to keep it and improve it. Fascism, communism, one... read more →
If you think that you are more miserable than ever and you are in your late thirties then you are probably right! A recent piece of scientific research has shown... read more →
As I write this I honestly don’t know the result to the final Test Match at the Wanderers but I put a call into Mr Onions today and he said... read more →
Are we about to commit a massive own goal? Have we, through stupid shortsighted greed, given ourselves the ultimate red card? This is not going to be another of those... read more →
Dear Mr. Zuma, I enjoyed our chat on the plane last year and you appeared to be totally decent and up for the job. So how come you can reconcile... read more →
The trick to writing a witty, entertaining and, most importantly, regular column is to have at your disposal great intellect, eloquence, charm and a bucketful of material. Alternatively you can... read more →
The tears, oh those terrible tears and tantrums of separation! What a hole it leaves in peoples lives and that black hole of despair is most noticeably felt at the... read more →
It’s all in the mind! Ever since childhood we are told that we can imagine a reality, that we can influence our lives through thought, that positive attitudes and negative... read more →
I met a man and what a tale he had to tell. He was an older, if not wiser, man than most, but the story of his life over the... read more →