Lessons from Pope Francis for SA-US relations
Tony Leon reflects on lessons for the US-SA relations in the [...]
When historical amnesia meets Trumpian politics: Mashatile’s assault on the GNU GalleryWhen historical amnesia meets Trumpian politics: Mashatile’s assault on the GNU
African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Deputy President, Donald Trump, EFF, Elon Musk, GNU, IFP, Mashatile, MK
When historical amnesia meets Trumpian politics: Mashatile’s assault on the GNU
As Colin Eglin's centenary passes unnoticed, Paul Mashatile employs Trumpian [...]
Economic freefall: SA faces a perfect storm of worsening dilemmas
In an act of conspicuous national self-destruction, the ANC has [...]
Being There: Backstories from the Political Front. New Book available May 2025
Backstories from Political Front In Being There, Leon reflects, too, on [...]
ANC’s chaotic Budget shenanigans: ‘You are not serious people’ GalleryANC’s chaotic Budget shenanigans: ‘You are not serious people’
African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, Donald Trump, GNU, International Politics, Jacob Zuma, John Steenhuisen, South African Politics, Trump
ANC’s chaotic Budget shenanigans: ‘You are not serious people’
Logan Roy was the magnificent and monstrous patriarch at the [...]
Tony Leon: New US Ambassador to SA “a flamethrower from Trump’s MAGA world”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9eEpGjsJkU
Tony Leon on trade, Trump, and diplomacy: What he’d do as ambassador
‘The metrics on which any embassy should be judged, in [...]
The ANC’s guide to gaslighting: From NHI to South African laws
Gaslighting - which derives its name from a popular 1930’s [...]
Caught in Trump’s crosshairs: Navigating diplomacy in era of protocol-busting populism GalleryCaught in Trump’s crosshairs: Navigating diplomacy in era of protocol-busting populism
African National Congress (ANC), Ambassador to Argentina, American Politics, Argentina, Donald Trump, International Politics, Nelson Mandela, Trump, US elections, World Politics
Caught in Trump’s crosshairs: Navigating diplomacy in era of protocol-busting populism
How does an ambassador navigate his way when sent to [...]
Germany’s boldness vs SA’s missed opportunities: A tale of economic divergence
Kaput. That's one German word which has migrated into common English [...]
A new (dis)order: SA faces a world of pain in Trump’s global power play
More than 240 years back, when there was an actual [...]
Unprepared and unplanned: Ramaphosa is the real villain of Budget debacle GalleryUnprepared and unplanned: Ramaphosa is the real villain of Budget debacle
African National Congress (ANC), Corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa, Donald Trump, EFF, Finance, Finance Minister, John Steenhuisen, South African Politics
Unprepared and unplanned: Ramaphosa is the real villain of Budget debacle
Imagine a democratic country where members of the governing party [...]
Budget battles and the bond market: The true cost of political posturing
"Talk is cheap, money buys the whiskey" is a true [...]
ANC’s foreign policy stance resulted in the current crisis with the US GalleryANC’s foreign policy stance resulted in the current crisis with the US
African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, gaza, GNU, Hamas, International Politics, South African Politics, Trump, US elections
ANC’s foreign policy stance resulted in the current crisis with the US
Eminent American historian Timothy Snyder wrote in the introduction to [...]
SA’s regional supremacy, once unquestioned, is dented – perhaps irreparably GallerySA’s regional supremacy, once unquestioned, is dented – perhaps irreparably
African National Congress (ANC), American Politics, Donald Trump, Gwede Mantashe, International Politics, Israel, South African Politics, US elections, World Politics
SA’s regional supremacy, once unquestioned, is dented – perhaps irreparably
"Trump derangement syndrome" is a political condition whose etymology is [...]
Where’s the ‘good faith’ in the GNU? Unmasking the breaches
The well-known jurist, Mr Justice Fikile Mbalula, has rendered judgment. [...]
No growth for SA without a strategy
Does South Africa and its government have a growth strategy? [...]
The pyrrhic victories of Cyril Ramaphosa: When triumphs mask the seeds of demise
French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once mused: "If a victory is [...]
When empty taps speak louder than the actions of politicians
The late US Secretary of State, General Colin Powell, popularised [...]
Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle: A questionable commitment to ethical governance
In 1908, Winston Churchill was first appointed to the British [...]
BELA and GNU: A storm of worsening dilemmas for the Presidency
Was it the heat in Thabazimbi on Sunday or, perhaps, [...]
Echoes of populism: The Peronists in Argentina, the Zumas in SA, the Trumps in the US
A core task of an ambassador is to put the [...]