The Lead: Tony Leon on the state of the GNU, the DA, and brown envelopes
https://www.news24.com/multimedia/podcasts/podcast-the-lead-tony-leon-on-the-state-of-the-gnu-the-da-and-brown-envelopes-20250806-1023
Missing ambassadors, mounting tariffs: SA leaders fail the perfect storm test GalleryMissing ambassadors, mounting tariffs: SA leaders fail the perfect storm test
African National Congress (ANC), Cabinet, Corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, EFF, Elections, GNU, Jacob Zuma, John Steenhuisen, Parliament, South African Politics
Missing ambassadors, mounting tariffs: SA leaders fail the perfect storm test
It is a case of every man, woman or party for themselves, and the country buckles in the absence of joined-up government, writes Tony Leon. In Zbig, a new and fascinating biography of the late hardline US National Security Advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Edward Luce writes, “figures in senior [government] roles have no time to replenish their stock [...]
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
One year of GNU: Power-sharing or power struggle?
Tony Leon considers the first anniversary of South Africa’s coalition government, reflecting on the ANC’s political decline, the DA’s limited power in the partnership, and the challenges of restoring voter faith amid mounting dissatisfaction. On 11 June 2024, exactly one year ago, the DA presented its “framework agreement” for a coalition government to govern South Africa [...]
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 [...]
Economic freefall: SA faces a perfect storm of worsening dilemmas
In an act of conspicuous national self-destruction, the ANC has set the scene for the ejection of the DA from the GNU, writes Tony Leon. Circa 1899, the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, developed the idea of "screen memory". This suggested that one memory can function to hide another, typically, unconscious mental content. Perhaps only psychologists [...]