Seven years ago to this month, my doctor in Zambia, after a random blood test, informed me my PSA numbers were up, but not to be too...

Unprecedented Event. Last week, an unprecedented event happened. A loose group known as the Past Presidents Group (PPG) of the Commercial...

Surgery Date. This week, I have been instructed to report to the Coimbra University Hospital on Monday, the 2nd of October to prepare for...

“In a good democracy, governance is by the majority willing to consider and, if necessary, act on all concerns, including the minority....

Campo Maior Last week, Rozanne, John Tidey and his wife Margaret, and I took a trip to visit their nephew, Thomas, his mother, Sarah and...

Yet another Election Debacle and Rumour of Bonds. A great three days this week with Storm, my daughter and partner Duncan in Lisbon, and...

I wrote a large part of this blog last week as it was all part of that blog, but as usual, prior to editing, I added more content, more...

Accusatory Podcasts Instigate Public Dissent. This week someone sent me a podcast with the chairman, Kevin Higgins of the Valuation...

Life Should Be Fun. After writing that I rarely go to Coimbra last week, this Monday, we set off there again. Two weeks in a row! By 10...

Curmudgeon. I came across the word ‘curmudgeon’ in a book I read early this week. A word which I think is very apt as a single...

The Constant Companion. It is now nearly seven years since I got diagnosed with my first cancer. In a few months, it will be three years...

Hypocritical Bigots. Every now and again I find if you decide to write about a subject and that very subject immediately rears its ugly...

“As the economic environment here in Zimbabwe is quite volatile at current, the CFU has begun doing costings for basic commodities on a...

Good News. After a hectic two weeks of doctor visits, scans and numerous blood tests, the overall outcome is a lot more positive than I...

Bad News, Good News. I am not going to talk about compensation this week other than to say that until we, those who have lost our farms,...