The Big Read: Thank you, Bell Pottinger
Imagine you own a large and successful plumbing and sanitation company. You decide to go big with the launch of your new corporate headquarters. You invite your major clients and the media to the event.
Then, […]
The dangerous delusions on planet Zuma
For students of American politics, there are at least three reasons to remember the late U.S. Senator from Arizona, Barry Goldwater.
First, as the Republican presidential nominee back in 1964 he posted one of the most […]
And the ‘Every Man for Himself’ award on Zuma’s sinking ship goes to…
US President Donald Trump has strong local competition for the award which columnist David Brooks recently bestowed on him.
He declared that the erratic leader of the free world as ‘ the all-time record holder of […]
The Big Read: Expect only the unexpected
‘Present at the Creation’ was the title of US Secretary of State Dean Acheson’s autobiography.
As the US’s chief diplomat between 1949 and 1953, he inaugurated and witnessed key events that shaped our world after the […]
Restive voters pull rug from under the feet of complacent potentates
It’s the memes wot won it. This shorthand definition of an image, video or cartoon — usually humorous and shared rapidly by internet users — is one of many explanations for the extraordinary results posted […]
Two lessons from abroad on how to bring our rainbow back
Israel is one of the few countries available for the South African political establishment to burnish their human rights credentials.
For reasons of solidarity and expediency or simple inattention, such gross rights violators as Venezuela, Zimbabwe […]
A tale of two seriously damaged presidents. One of them is ours
‘The return of Molefe to Eskom and the ridiculous reasons offered for it makes even Trump’s explanation for firing James Comey seem plausible’
Here are two — of several — quotes plucked from the weekend which […]
Unravelling constitutional threads that keep fabric of nation intact
Small business minister is the latest recruit to the ranks of thread-pullers that put hard-won settlement at risk
From the balcony of my temporary accommodation on a marina outside Tel Aviv last Monday, I witnessed the […]
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