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 [...]
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Tony Leon explores the unpredictable dynamics and potential outcomes of Wednesday’s high-stakes Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa, examining political tensions, personal chemistry, and the challenges both leaders bring to the table. The great question for Wednesday is which Donald J Trump will show up for his meeting with Cyril Ramaphosa? The second [...]
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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 [...]
Tony Leon on what he’s learnt The former leader of the DA launches the three-city book tour of his latest title this week: a collection of political war stories called Being There: Backstories from the political front. Interview by Dominique Herman “I HAD a brief career as a lawyer, I had a brief career as an [...]
After Tony Leon takes a road trip from Johannesburg to the eastern parts of the Free State he reflects on South Africa’s crumbling infrastructure, and how it reveals a stark contrast between neglect and functional governance, and why there is an urgent need for systemic change. A recent drive from Lanseria Airport outside Johannesburg to Clarens, the [...]
