May 2nd, 2014 
Administrator
By Denise Allen
South Africa is definitely a Third World country, no matter how much we, its citizens, like to pretend otherwise and its reputation has deteriorated under its present stewardship. This is no longer the country envisaged by our first African National Congress (ANC) president Rolihlahla Nelson Mandela – Madiba or Tata to all who loved him.
April 11th, 2014 Administrator
By Val B. Russell
Maritime stories have always captivated readers with tales of ship wrecks, pirates and the battle of man against the raging sea. Moby Dick, The Old Man and the Sea, Treasure Island etc, the list is endless. Most are works of fiction, fanciful and designed to entertain mainlanders who view the ocean as a mysterious and dangerous foe rather than the living, vital entity it is. In Sea Folk (Flanker Press 2013) Jim Wellman alters this perception by inviting us to experience the reality of life lived on the sea, page by page.
April 6th, 2014 Administrator
Six talented Poets grace today’s pages:
LM Arnal, Ilona Martonfi, AJ Huffman, Marija Makeska, Charles Bane Jr and Steve De France
March 30th, 2014 Administrator 
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Baluchistan is a vast yet sparsely populated province of Pakistan, wracked by tribal feuds for decades. Suddenly it was turned into a volatile region by employing proxies. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) was founded in 1999 and was the main faction, being involved in terrorism, kidnapping for ransom and bomb blasts. Read more »
March 30th, 2014 Administrator
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Zamboanga City: Manila describes the March 27, 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro (CAB) as the most historic accomplishment for the Aquino administration, whose term ends in 2016. Read more »
March 14th, 2014 Administrator
Gwadar Port is ‘the largest and deepest sea port in the middle of the world’. On February 18th 2013 Pakistan transferred control of its strategically located port at Gwadar, in the Balochistan province, to China. Ninety percent of Gwadar’s business is sea to sea and does not therefore require a large road network. For China, who has long had the ambition of setting up a warm water port, Gwadar is a strategic dream come true. Read more »
March 3rd, 2014 Administrator
Mention the name Hayedeh to an Iranian and many will say she is one of the greatest singers of all time. Even Iran’s former queen or Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi called her the ‘Persian Maria Callas’. Read more »
February 6th, 2014 Administrator 
Dr. John Colarusso is a world renowned Professor of Linguistics and Mythology whose long standing area of interest has been the Caucasus. When acting as an adviser to the Bill Clinton administration on the wars in the Caucasus, he was instrumental in starting a plastic surgery programme for women who were injured from both sides of the Abkhazian – Georgian War. In an interview with Saida Panesh, Dr. Colarusso discussed his scientific research into the language of the Circassians, a mysterious group of people aboriginal to Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
February 4th, 2014 Administrator 
February 2nd, 2014 Administrator
Three amazing Poets grace our latest offering: Dana Crum, Yolanda Isabel Regueira Marin and Mariska Araba Taylor-Darko
