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Missing ambassadors, mounting tariffs: SA leaders fail the perfect storm test

By |August 6th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), Cabinet, Corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, EFF, Elections, GNU, Jacob Zuma, John Steenhuisen, Parliament, South African Politics|

It is a case of every man, woman or party [...]

Fiddling as Rome burns: Guinea-Bissau on the trade agenda, as Trump’s tariff bomb ticks

By |July 30th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Democratic Alliance, Donald Trump, International Politics, South African Politics, tariffs, Technology, Trade, World Politics|

It is not easy or comfortable dealing with the mercurial [...]

Tony Leon on the GNU, Helen Zille, and the joy of dachshunds

By |July 29th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), Being There, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, EFF, Elections, GNU, Helen Zille, Jacob Zuma, John Steenhuisen, South African Politics|

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

By |July 29th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), Being There, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Elections, GNU, Jacob Zuma, John Steenhuisen, South African Politics|

  https://www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/kunste/boeke/intieme-blik-op-n-besonderse-loopbaan-20250525

The transformation agenda: Constitutional imperative or selective interpretation?

By |June 25th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Cyril Ramaphosa, International Politics, South African Politics, Trump, World Politics|

Our constitutional promises and its premises have been flattened into [...]

Words over action: The costly illusion of the ‘National Dialogue’

By |June 18th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, GNU, South African Politics|

Tony Leon critiques South Africa’s proposed R700-million “National Dialogue,” labeling it [...]

One year of GNU: Power-sharing or power struggle?

By |June 11th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, EFF, Elections, GNU, Jacob Zuma, John Steenhuisen, South African Politics|

Tony Leon considers the first anniversary of South Africa’s coalition government, [...]

To BEE or not to BEE if there is no economic revolution

By |June 4th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), BEE, Cabinet, Corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, South African Politics|

Tony Leon reflects on the ANC’s unwavering commitment to black economic [...]

Unintended ‘ambush’: Will it spark action on crime and economic ideology?

By |May 28th, 2025|Categories: 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|

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent encounter at the White House revealed [...]

Ramaphosa meets Trump: Will it be charm or confrontation in the Oval Office?

By |May 21st, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Cyril Ramaphosa, Donald Trump, International Politics, Phala Phala, Trump, zelensky|

Tony Leon explores the unpredictable dynamics and potential outcomes of Wednesday’s [...]

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’.

By |May 20th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), Being There, Corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Elections, International Politics, Jacob Zuma, John Steenhuisen, Mmusi Maimane, South African Politics|

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NoFl_pxo-Q&list=PL73Gj_So3oSVSq5C7dggvXLVYWcrue6kh

Douglas Gibson: A life of persistence, loyalty, and adaptability in politics

By |May 14th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), Being There, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Elections, Gibson, Jacob Zuma, John Steenhuisen, South African Politics|

Tony Leon remembers Douglas Gibson, who died last Friday, as one [...]

Our labour minister missed the memo that SA is open for business

By |April 30th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, EFF, GNU, South African Politics|

The recent row over the VAT increase obscured some of [...]

Lessons from Pope Francis for SA-US relations

By |April 23rd, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, G20, Pope, South African Politics, Trump, World Politics|

Tony Leon reflects on lessons for the US-SA relations in the [...]

When historical amnesia meets Trumpian politics: Mashatile’s assault on the GNU

By |April 16th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Deputy President, Donald Trump, EFF, Elon Musk, GNU, IFP, Mashatile, MK|

As Colin Eglin's centenary passes unnoticed, Paul Mashatile employs Trumpian [...]

Economic freefall: SA faces a perfect storm of worsening dilemmas

By |April 9th, 2025|Categories: African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, EFF, GNU, Jacob Zuma, South African Politics, Trump|

In an act of conspicuous national self-destruction, the ANC has [...]

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