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Zimbabwe: Tragedy at Kariba and a total eclipse of the economy
Throughout Africa, the rich travel by helicopters and private jets, while the poor travel on over-crowded ferries such as the one that sank in Lake Kariba killing at least 97… Read more >
From Raceland to Graceland: With Paul Simon in Africa during days of miracle and wonder
Master musician and legendary songwriter, Paul Simon In Britain, it’s the start of the 2026 August Bank Holiday, what better time to relax and read. Trevor Grundy’s choice is… Read more >
Former archbishop says Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are embracing nationalist Christianity to stir-up anti Muslim feeling in Britain
The cover of the New Humanist magazine showing a cartoon of a character who looks a bit like Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF) when… Read more >
Child grooming gangs and the power of labels and words:Fear of being branded as a racist often hides what’s going on in Britain
Senior police officials have warned that the UK’s policing system is ‘broken’ due to significant funding cuts, leading to a loss of officers and diminished morale. The lack of resources… Read more >
Afghanistan in 2021: A military and political disaster its incompetent brokers would like us all to forget
Terrified Afghans try to attach themselves to American planes going anywhere far away from the incoming Taliban. By Trevor Grundy Five years ago today, (August 15) Kabul was… Read more >
Peter Mackay at 100: A freedom fighter of great courage and personal integrity
Peter Mackay: A man of courage and integrity who spent his life fighting for freedom in Zimbabwe Peter Mackay (31 July, 1926 – 17 April, 2013) a former British… Read more >
RW (Bill) Johnson (September 1943- July 2026) – A big-hitter against apartheid before 1994 and a courageous fighter for free speech ever since
RW Johnson delivers the 2016 Barry Streek lecture – one great journalist honoring another With the death of RW (Bill) Johnson on July 21, 2026 South Africa has lost… Read more >
Mandela Day 2026: A time for Commonwealth leaders to open eyes wide shut
In South Africa, July 18 is known as Mandela Day. There is no need to remind readers of this website what a great man he was and how his… Read more >
Down Memory Lane: Remembering Iran’s Supreme leader with respect and humour
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been mourned by millions of Muslims around the world. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei must have been relieved to arrive home in fundamentalist… Read more >
Poland and Ukraine: The Past is Another Country – but not if you lived there
Presidents as pals . . . Karol Nawrocki with Volodymyr Zelensky before the NATO summit in Ankara this month. Zelensky wants ‘in’ to NATO, the Polish leaders says that should… Read more >