Sorry about the silence. It has been a busy time for me. I was fortunate to welcome my son into this world in the last 2 weeks. Fatherhood managed to get in the way of my Sunday Update (although I wasn’t complaining as I was quite happy looking after my boy!).

While I was away, it seems the politicians have been at it again. Our favourites in South Africa have been in the news even more (if we thought that was possible). Abroad, Trump has been lambasted for pulling out of a voluntary climate...