Duke of Westminster, London

  The Duke of Westminster’s property group had planned to demolish Walden House in London to make way for a new luxury development. Hugh Grosvenor is pictured above in 2018.     A new housing development spearheaded by the Duke of Westminster has failed after council residents already living on the site accused the company of… Continue reading Duke of Westminster, London

Waatlemoene – Watermelon – Hydroponic

* Afgesien dat waatlemoene baie voedsaam is, is dit ook 'n vrug met vele gebruike.   Dit vertoon ook mooi saam met blomme en selfs groente rangskikkings by geleenthede.   Wat is lekkerder as waatlemoen konfytstukke?  Sekere stukke ook bekend as makataan.   Om dit te plant, moet daar egter genoeg spasie wees om suksesvol te wees, maar… Continue reading Waatlemoene – Watermelon – Hydroponic

Watermelons

There are different watermelons on each continent - all different from each other. Watermelon is not only low in calories it’s packed full with nutrients and valuable health benefits. Thirst-quenching fruits are an excellent source of potassium, vitamins A and C, dietary fiber and beta-carotene. They also include super-sized amounts of lycopene, a powerful anti-cancer… Continue reading Watermelons

Spekboom – Portulacaria afra / Porkbush

Immergroen en eetbaar - Die eerste blankes wat hierdie deel van die Ooskaap ingekom het, was jagters wat reeds in 1702 hier in die Sondagsrivier vallei kom olifante jag het. Vyftig jaar na die koms van Jan van Riebeeck na die Kaap was die vallei dus al bekend vir sy olifante – alles te danke… Continue reading Spekboom – Portulacaria afra / Porkbush

Orchids – Dendrophylax lindenii – Peristeria elata – Habenaria radiata

  Rare and beautiful Orchids Ghost orchids are found in Florida and Cuba, and there are only about 2,000 ghost orchids in the state. As few as 10 percent of them flower each year during an unpredictable window in the summer. The plant has no leaves, consisting of green roots that cling to the bark… Continue reading Orchids – Dendrophylax lindenii – Peristeria elata – Habenaria radiata

Sweden – Raoul Wallenberg Institute – ANC – GEORGE SOROS – EU: OSIFE

* Wallenberg Institute - Soros - Sweden - South Africa - EU //... The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is named after Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved tens of thousands of Jews and other people at risk in Hungary at the end of World War II.  Lena Hjelm-Wallén has… Continue reading Sweden – Raoul Wallenberg Institute – ANC – GEORGE SOROS – EU: OSIFE

Corruption – Bosasa – Guptas – Armsdeals – etc

SA die sinkende skip terwyl die wat die land bankrot steel, nie genoeg tasse en bankrekenings het om alles uit die land te neem nie. 'n Gesig van 'n sinkende skip sedert 1994, waar rewolusie en muitery, korrupsie en moord aan die orde van die dag is, is besig om te sink.   Armes, werk aan… Continue reading Corruption – Bosasa – Guptas – Armsdeals – etc

Sharpeville and the Avocado tree at Cato Manor

  Mike Smith, political commentator, wrote a few year ago (2010) an article  about a picture of Hector Peterson and Sharpeville...and the Avacado tree...    Sharpeville.    The Sharpeville massacre was an event which occurred on 21 March 1960 at the police station where 69 people were killed and 180 injured.   The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) proposed… Continue reading Sharpeville and the Avocado tree at Cato Manor

Mandela – Culture Watch

* CultureWatch blogger Bill Muehlenberg also has strong reservations about Mandela, citing South African missionary Dr. Peter Hammond, who notes that “Mandela was the head of the military wing of the African National Committee (ANC),” which Hammond referred to as “the abortion, necklacing and corruption party.” * If he was such a great Christian, plenty… Continue reading Mandela – Culture Watch

1976 – Israel and South Africa – B J Vorster / Y Rabin

* In die 1970's het Israel vriende nodig gehad, en Suid-Afrika het wapens benodig. Uit 'n nuwe boek, die verhaal van hul geheime alliansie. Namate verdedigingsamewerking tussen Israel en Suid-Afrika verskerp het, het politici in beide lande uit hul skuilplek begin kom. In 1976 het premiers Balthazar Johannes Vorster en Yitzhak Rabin besluit dat dit… Continue reading 1976 – Israel and South Africa – B J Vorster / Y Rabin

Zimbabwe Land reform – revolution

Same happened all over - in South Africa as well , it is all the way on the same road as Zimbabwe.   Some Reserves became also Homelands and Trustlands, all British colonies.  We also have Trustlands and CPA's in place - communal property rights.   What happened to food security in Zimbabwe and also all other… Continue reading Zimbabwe Land reform – revolution

Mugabe Funeral

  Mugabe's family met with President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday afternoon to discuss funeral arrangements.    The family of Robert Mugabe said the former Zimbabwean President would not be buried on Sunday and as a family, they want a private funeral.   Mugabe's family met with President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday afternoon to discuss funeral arrangements.   Mugabe died in… Continue reading Mugabe Funeral

Genocide – Boer people

* Genocide is not only the extermination and destruction of lives, but those lives belongs to a group of people, which has a language, culture, tradition and history, which is completely and utterly wiped out.   Volksmoord is nie net die uitwissing en vernietiging van lewens nie, maar daardie lewe behoort aan 'n Volksgroep, wat 'n… Continue reading Genocide – Boer people

Liberalisme and Marxism in SA – #bolshevism

  It is not too much to say that the Russian Revolution made South African Marxism possible. There were Marxists in South Africa before the Russian Revolution, and Marxist organizations. But there was nothing that could have been recognized as specifically South African Marxism.   By the time of the revolution, there was a Marxist organization… Continue reading Liberalisme and Marxism in SA – #bolshevism

Zuma – Nkandla – Ingonyama Trustland

Former president Jacob Zuma stands to lose his prized homestead in KwaZulu-Natal after falling behind on payments for the famous R7.8 million loan he took out in 2016 from the now liquidated VBS Mutual Bank.   Land is on Ingonyama Trustland - Zulu King is only Trustee of that land.   But what about SARS, it was an… Continue reading Zuma – Nkandla – Ingonyama Trustland