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Tony Leon: On The Record with Adriaan Basson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmzCE6ZhYIQ
No, not every public affairs firm is Bell Pottinger
To draw a parallel between Bell Pottinger and the ordinary, transparent work of helping a lawful business make its case to the government is not just inaccurate – it is a malicious inversion of the [...]
SA’s state is hollowed out, and 30 June will show us exactly how much
Tony Leon draws on Martin Niemöller’s First They Came, warning that the country’s decaying institutions, political ambivalence, and rising anti-immigrant mob justice are creating a dangerous echo of the scapegoating and silence that enabled atrocities elsewhere. The [...]
Defeat is an orphan: What Bafana’s opener says about South Africa
Bafana’s dismal World Cup opener against Mexico is more than a football story, writes Tony Leon. He argues that it’s a damning metaphor for a nation where accountability is absent, mediocrity is rewarded, and the gap [...]
