Tales from the Coffeeshop: Mr Perfect’s image takes a heavy blow
THE PUBLIC Service Commission (PSC), which appoints and promotes public employees, according to the diktats of the government and political parties, is one of Kyproulla’s...
Tales from the coffeeshop
Tales from the Coffeeshop: ‘Russia is just a victim of Western conspiracies’
A FRIEND, I had not heard from for months called me on Thursday saying he needed psychological support, because “I do not know if I...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Cue the ribbon of silent defiance
NONE of our courageous politicians has yet broken the vow of silence they took with regard to the unveiled threats issued by Mother Russia’s ambassador...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Mother Russia loses her shine in Kyproulla
A FEW days was all that was needed for Moscow to lose the tight hold it had over Kyproulla for six decades, as the natives,...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: More oppressive than our colonial rulers
VERY little attention has been given by the media to the government’s dictatorship law also known as the Infectious Diseases Law of 2021, which was...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Fortune tellers and scientists are not what they used to be
HAPPY new year and I sincerely wish your hangover is manageable. I do not remember the last time the Coffeeshop was open on New Year’s...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Deciphering the latest Covid coercion tactics
THERE was some good news this week, among the long list of mind-numbing rules about what combination of vaccinations and PCR or rapid tests would...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Most privileged among us play the victim card for the Pope
FOR TWO days, we heard and saw nothing else but Pope Francis, being ferried from one place to the next, conducting services, meeting all types...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Comrades with short memories are rising up
THIS WAS written before the proletarian masses were taken to the presidential palace, from all over Kyproulla in buses hired by Akel to demand the...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: The oldest trick in the presidential book
I WONDER whether Prez Nik ever gets tired of issuing denials about his involvement in his law office’s dealings with mega-rich clients that feature in...
