Poor old Henry
Poor old Henry Kissinger. He just has had his 100th birthday and howls persist that it’s not too late to punish him, perhaps The Hague and jail, for political and...
Author: Angus Shaw
Bring it on. Humour to the rescue.
Much ado about Rusty Markham lately. The honourable opposition member of parliament stormed out of the bulding during heated debate, evidently saying he was sick and tired of constant racism,...
For politicians everywhere, a quiet word in your ear from Mr Krushchev
“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.” The words of wily old Soviet dictator Nikita Krushchev, who once took...
Where are the cows?
Everyone has heard the tale of the two cows. In socialism, you have two cows, and you give one to your neighbour. In communism, you have two cows, the government...
Arnie’s got us in his sights
Arnie has just had a ball at the Cannes Film Festival – there to promote his new action, comedy and drama Netflix series called FUBAR, which stands for “F*cked Up...
And now for something completely different
Walking backwards in time, some things stay the same despite the stresses of the day. Land Rover devotees are as resilient as the vehicle itself. Multitudes of them have been...
Out of this world … of hunger
Check this video out. “Luxury living for the elite,” say the captions. Zimbabwe’s starving masses, already dealing with 16 hour daily electricity cuts in the crumbling, corruption-ridden economy, will appreciate...
Got your attention yet?
Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed off the Sardinia coast. For us non-Brits, flippered literally means having flippers on in the water but in urban slang it...
Putin heading this way …
Putin might be in Africa this week. Maybe or maybe not. He should have his hands full with Ukraine’s promised counter offensive due any day now, that’s if he’s a...
Money talks, says goodbye
The political and economic health of a country can be measured by its exchange rate against hard currencies, experts say. Zimbabwe is a classic example. But first though, see how...
