Next DA leader has great chance but also faces danger
Drawing on Boris Johnson’s wisdom about knowing when to leave [...]
Demarche to Dirco: ANC recipe for diplomatic decline
South Africa’s foreign ministry has squandered the diplomatic capital built [...]
Keeping the sign up: SA must stop living the lie to join middle power nations GalleryKeeping the sign up: SA must stop living the lie to join middle power nations
African National Congress (ANC), Canada, Cyril Ramaphosa, Donald Trump, International Politics, Iran, Mark Carney, South African Politics, Trump, World Politics
Keeping the sign up: SA must stop living the lie to join middle power nations
Drawing on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos call for [...]
From opposition to coalition: Can the DA survive its govt partnership? GalleryFrom opposition to coalition: Can the DA survive its govt partnership?
African National Congress (ANC), Corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, EFF, Elections, GNU, Helen Zille, Jacob Zuma, John Steenhuisen, South African Politics
From opposition to coalition: Can the DA survive its govt partnership?
Former DA leader Tony Leon argues the party faces an existential [...]
From Berlin to Simon’s Town: Euphemisms can’t hide SA’s drift
Tony Leon traces a line from the Berlin Wall to [...]
Welcome to a ruleless world of 2026: Silence in Caracas, hypocrisy in Pretoria GalleryWelcome to a ruleless world of 2026: Silence in Caracas, hypocrisy in Pretoria
African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, Donald Trump, EFF, International Politics, Iran, Iraq, Maduro, Pretoria, Russian War, Trump, Ukraine, Venezuela, World Politics
Welcome to a ruleless world of 2026: Silence in Caracas, hypocrisy in Pretoria
With the rules-based order in retreat, Tony Leon argues SA’s hard-won impeccable [...]
Festival of lights, shadow of hate: Why antisemitism never sleeps
Following Sunday’s deadly attack on Jewish celebrants at Bondi Beach [...]
Ramaphosa’s renewal déjà vu: Same pitch after 13 years of failed delivery
Tony Leon questions whether current ANC and DA leadership can deliver [...]
Amateur hour in South African diplomacy?
Former DA leader Tony Leon talks about how South Africa [...]
In conversation with Tony Leon
Join George Herald journalist Marguerite van Ginkel as she sits [...]
G20 glory vs kitchen table reality: Voters don’t care for foreign policy wins GalleryG20 glory vs kitchen table reality: Voters don’t care for foreign policy wins
African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Donald Trump, Elections, G20, International Politics, South African Politics, Trump, United States, US President
G20 glory vs kitchen table reality: Voters don’t care for foreign policy wins
While President Ramaphosa touts G20 success and foreign policy achievements, [...]
G20 Summit: Diplomatic theatre masquerading as historic breakthrough GalleryG20 Summit: Diplomatic theatre masquerading as historic breakthrough
African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Donald Trump, G20, International Politics, South African Politics, Trump, UK Politics, World Politics
G20 Summit: Diplomatic theatre masquerading as historic breakthrough
Tony Leon argues that South Africa’s G20 summit was inflated as [...]
Is South Africa actually fixed? The great optimists vs dissenters showdown
A rare public speech by influential businessman Adrian Enthoven, in [...]
The bright minds behind presidents… and why SA’s next leader should take note GalleryThe bright minds behind presidents… and why SA’s next leader should take note
African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Cyril Ramaphosa, Deputy President, Donald Trump, International Politics, Kennedy, Nixon, Paul Mashatile, Reagan, South African Politics, United States, US elections, US President, World Politics
The bright minds behind presidents… and why SA’s next leader should take note
From Reagan’s Hollywood charm to Nixon’s strategic depth, America’s most [...]
When gold turns to dust: How state control killed SA’s mining golden goose
Not since August 1971, when US President Richard Nixon permanently [...]
‘Moral superpower’ claims ring hollow as SA snubbed at Gaza Peace Summit Gallery‘Moral superpower’ claims ring hollow as SA snubbed at Gaza Peace Summit
African National Congress (ANC), Corruption, Donald Trump, gaza, Hamas, International Politics, Israel, Jewish, Trump, United States, World Politics
‘Moral superpower’ claims ring hollow as SA snubbed at Gaza Peace Summit
South Africa’s moral blindness, or one-eyed approach to a the [...]
End of ‘natural’ governments: Once dominant parties in UK and SA face electoral extinction GalleryEnd of ‘natural’ governments: Once dominant parties in UK and SA face electoral extinction
African National Congress (ANC), British politics, Cyril Ramaphosa, EFF, International Politics, Margaret Thatcher, MK, South African Politics, UK Politics
End of ‘natural’ governments: Once dominant parties in UK and SA face electoral extinction
As the UK’s Conservative Party faces potential extinction after 200 [...]
From Zuma to Ramaphosa: How state capture and conspiracies evolve, but never end GalleryFrom Zuma to Ramaphosa: How state capture and conspiracies evolve, but never end
African National Congress (ANC), Corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Elections, International Politics, Jacob Zuma, South African Politics
From Zuma to Ramaphosa: How state capture and conspiracies evolve, but never end
From the R2 billion Tembisa Hospital looting spree to punitive [...]
Emperor Ramaphosa pointed out his own nakedness, and then retreated
In a rare moment of political honesty that sent shockwaves [...]
A disUnited States of America: Charlie Kirk’s killing crosses new lines GalleryA disUnited States of America: Charlie Kirk’s killing crosses new lines
African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Charlie Kirk, Chris Hani, FW de Klerk, International Politics, Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, South African Politics, United States, US elections, US President, World Politics
A disUnited States of America: Charlie Kirk’s killing crosses new lines
It is too soon to reckon the consequences in America [...]
Hirohito moment: Ramaphosa claims graft ‘cannot take root’ as state is devoured
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s latest newsletter on fighting corruption reads like [...]
From Iran’s Shah to ANC’s echo chambers – Lessons in political delusion GalleryFrom Iran’s Shah to ANC’s echo chambers – Lessons in political delusion
African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, International Politics, Iran, Middle East, Thabo Mbeki, United States, World Politics
From Iran’s Shah to ANC’s echo chambers – Lessons in political delusion
Former president Thabo Mbeki’s lecture on historical materialism to KZN [...]