It was as if I had peered into hell’

Nuremburg Trial of the Nazi Criminals Benjamin Ferencz, the chief prosecutor in the criminal trial of the Nazi war criminals said at 97 years of age: It was as if I had peered into hell’ I had the privilege of having met Mr Ferencz's son in South Africa a year or two ago - he is doing very the same kind of work he learnt from his father. Please the moving article by Philppe Sands in the Guardian of him meeting with the son of one of the...

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SOUTH AFRICA IN THE DOG BOX: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

WITH THE HELPING HAND OF NUMBA ONE ZUMA THE PAINTER AND HIS FRIEND  THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CARTOON IS THAT THE HOLE IS IN THE WRONG PLACE  The International Criminal Court is not satisfied with the fact that my country under the leadership of Jacob Zuma assisted the wanted man Al Bashir from Sudan to escape the hand of international justice. Al Bashir got away with impunity. And Zuma smiles. The ICC now called upon SA to...

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PUT DOWN YOUR CELLPHONE AND PICK UP A BIBLE AND READ IT

Pope Francis on St Peter's Square, Vatican City Last Sunday Pope Francis urged the people to put down their cellphones and to pick their Bibles to read. Indeed! We are approaching Good Friday or what we call Easter Weekend. It is the time when people kill one another on the South African roads in the name of having a good long weekend away from home. STOP!  Read about the murder on Christ Jesus in the Gospel of John chapter 19 and...

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SYNCHRONICITY? AN ACT OF GOD? HE ESCAPED FROM DEATH

Norman Ndlovu - he escaped death on 14 October 2015 He escaped death! Another not.  Early this Sunday morning  5 March 2017, Norman and I were driving along the highway and went past the Grayston Bridge when he told me his story of 14 October 2015 - the day that bridge collapsed. The collapsed brigde on Grayston Drive Sandton on 14 October 2015 He was in a taxi on his way from Midrand to Johannesburg and had just passed...

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ROME & THE VATICAN - THE ETERNAL CITY

Seagull dipping and soaring in the wind above the Cupola of St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City I took this image of the seagull soaring and dipping in the wind - he was so curious to look at us humans behind the strong iron bars at the top of the Cupola, St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. He dipped away and then quickly coming back sometimes at arm's length almost touching the iron bars. He did that for about 10 minutes.  I invite you...

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A RANDOM GOOD DEED

RED SHOES AND PERFUME - photographer: Nicolene Coertse Last night (1 March 2017) my wife and I enjoyed a hamburger at a prize winning joint. It was extremely noisy, as usual, with a high turnover of hungry hammy eaters! Young kids were dancing at their own pace and sounds in their heads while the music playing blasting a different tune. People hacking away at the fries covered with tomato sauce or if you want ketchup. Young people standing...

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MAKE PHOTOS, DON'T TAKE PHOTOS

Freeway, Johannesburg Rag doll, Johannesburg  How can you make photographs? I think it is very easy, provided you pause for a moment or maybe two moments and just think. You should actually think even before you leave your home. Think a bit about photography. Making photographs start long before you even lift your camera. Making a photograph starts in your head and not in your camera - the  camera is just a tool to express...

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