Chairman, Resolve Communicatons (Pty) Ltd. Previously Ambassador to Argentina. Founding Leader of the Democratic Alliance. Attorney. Tweets are my own.
Joined May 2011
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đź”—LEES MEER: brnw.ch/21x3kNq
Drie kabinetslede en Panyaza Lesufi, Gautengse premier, het Donderdagaand die openingswedstryd van die SokkerwĂŞreldbeker tussen Mexiko en Suid-Afrika in Mexikostad bygewoon.
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Some will still need to play their “home matches” in South Africa.
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South Africa trolled by African fans in wake of World Cup loss bbc.in/4uuZOde
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South Africa is in the same league as Zimbabwe, where the current speaker is also secretary-general of the ruling Zanu-PF, writes @mthombothi.
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After losing the 1945 election, a Yugoslav woman reportedly cried, "Poor Mr Churchill, what's going to happen to him now? Is he going to be shot?" On hearing this, Churchill replied, "They've reserved for me a far worse fate than that. I am to be the Leader of the Opposition."
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Free to read: Simon Schama's 2025 appreciation of David Hockney, who has died at the age of 88 ft.trib.al/RKuJPCE
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Nick Hornby summed it up beautifully in Fever Pitch. Football is "entertainment as pain."
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The very poor performance by Bafana Bafana against Brasil has been attributed to poor preparation and poor strategy. That may be part of the reason but don’t forget the role of SAFA and its abjectly KAK leadership and administration!!! It’s time for a total revamp of the hapless SAFA!
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Tony Leon retweeted
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Applebaum: What binds Russia, China, Iran and North Korea is not religion or ideology.
China is communist, Russia nationalist, Iran theocratic. What binds them is fear of liberal language: rights, rule of law, separation of powers and independent courts. 1/
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Tony Leon retweeted
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[BREAKING] President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an urgent application before the Western Cape High Court seeking to interdict the Parliamentary Impeachment process against him.
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Alex van den Heever | The theatre of partnership cannot save leaderless Johannesburg news24.com/opinions/fridaybr… via @news24
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Jun 12
Politicians cashing in on free trips to the World Cup.
You heard it from Premier Panyaza Lesufi , We are in Mexico 🇲🇽 to support our boys 🇿🇦
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Tony Leon retweeted
Jun 11
Mining companies are losing patience as licensing system delays and policy uncertainty threaten South Africa’s revival.
Tap the đź”— for the full story by @davidaamckay.
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Jun 12
A new report on the government’s flagship transformation policy says the employment equity targets in 18 industries are destined to fail because they don’t deal with the country’s foundering education system.
Read the full story by @robrose_za here.
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Jun 11
🇳🇬🇲🇽We’re Nigerians, but today we are Mexicans.
— As group of Nigerians gathered in Mexico City to support Mexico against South Africa.
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RT @geoffreyyork: This has been evident to anyone travelling in Africa for years: SA's reputation in the continent has been severely damage…
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A recent study found that some South African companies spend more on race law compliance than they earn in profit, with one firm paying 307% of its annual profit to achieve Level 2 BEE status.
Race laws are destroying the South African economy and jobs.
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IAN CAMERON | Hollowed-out SAPS leadership a danger to the nation businessday.co.za/opinion/20…
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PIC boardroom war spills over to social media as smear campaign rocks institution news24.com/politics/pic-boar… via @news24
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The government’s pension fund invested in 15 companies which lost 100% of their money. newsday.co.za/business/18585…
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