On 5 November 2007, it was reported that a consortium containing some senior government figures had launched a bid to purchase 100% of Avusa (previously Johncom), the company that owned The Sunday Times [REF].
On 10 April 2008, Bullard was fired from The Sunday Times after the publication of a column on 6 April 2008 ( Uncolonised Africa wouldn't know what it was missing) received stern protest from several political parties.