Newsday: The man who created the DA and took the party from 338,000 to 2.9 million votes
https://newsday.co.za/south-africa/28858/the-man-who-created-the-da-and-took-the-party-from-338000-to-2-9-million-votes/
Amateur hour in South African diplomacy?
Former DA leader Tony Leon talks about how South Africa should handle Trump and the G20. Former DA leader Tony Leon tells Peter Bruce in this edition of Podcasts from the Edge that South Africa is taking a chance in how it is dealing with US President Donald Trump’s decision to boycott the recent G20 [...]
In conversation with Tony Leon
Join George Herald journalist Marguerite van Ginkel as she sits down with Tony Leon. Watch the full interview for a candid conversation filled with history, wisdom, and practical insights from one of South Africa’s most experienced political voices. https://youtu.be/nM6G6uhg8Dw
Tony Leon on the GNU, Helen Zille, and the joy of dachshunds GalleryTony Leon on the GNU, Helen Zille, and the joy of dachshunds
African National Congress (ANC), Being There, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, EFF, Elections, GNU, Helen Zille, Jacob Zuma, John Steenhuisen, South African Politics
Tony Leon on the GNU, Helen Zille, and the joy of dachshunds
https://www.news24.com/weekender/interview-tony-leon-on-the-gnu-helen-zille-and-the-joy-of-dachshunds-20250523-0441
Intieme blik op ’n besonderse loopbaan
https://www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/kunste/boeke/intieme-blik-op-n-besonderse-loopbaan-20250525
Unintended ‘ambush’: Will it spark action on crime and economic ideology? GalleryUnintended ‘ambush’: Will it spark action on crime and economic ideology?
African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Being There, Corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Donald Trump, EFF, International Politics, John Steenhuisen, South African Politics, Trump, World Politics
Unintended ‘ambush’: Will it spark action on crime and economic ideology?
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent encounter at the White House revealed that South Africans have all succumbed to “Trump derangement syndrome” in varying different degrees, writes Tony Leon. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa went to the White House on a “working visit” to meet the US president and nothing much happened. No one in the world, least [...]
In Gesprek: Tony Leon | 26 Mei 2025 | kykNET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3PA-MT8dCA
A DISHONEST ANC? with Tony Leon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqRvKQGP9Xs
The Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Tony Leon about his latest book, ‘Being There: Backstories from the Political Front’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NoFl_pxo-Q&list=PL73Gj_So3oSVSq5C7dggvXLVYWcrue6kh
Douglas Gibson: A life of persistence, loyalty, and adaptability in politics GalleryDouglas Gibson: A life of persistence, loyalty, and adaptability in politics
African National Congress (ANC), Being There, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Elections, Gibson, Jacob Zuma, John Steenhuisen, South African Politics
Douglas Gibson: A life of persistence, loyalty, and adaptability in politics
Tony Leon remembers Douglas Gibson, who died last Friday, as one of the great builders of our politics. Long-lived, controversial British politician Enoch Powell memorably said, “All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs.” Powell died [...]