John Kane-Berman
John Kane-Berman, a graduate of Wits and Oxford (where he was a Rhodes Scholar), is a former CEO of the IRR. Prior to that he spent ten years in journalism, where he was senior assistant editor of the Financial Mail and South African correspondent for numerous foreign papers. He is the author of several books on South African politics, and has also published his memoirs.
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Time to heed the advice of Rudyard Kipling
Given that a biography published in 2003 described him as an ‘imperial icon’, it would not be surprising if Rudyard Kipling’s statue in the English
Some black lives are more equal than others
What if the people who killed Collins Khosa in Alexandra township on 10th April had been white? We all know what would have happened. There
Billions to advertise comradely delinquency, with more to come
It must be one of the most unusual advertising campaigns in history – the billions of rands the government has spent bailing out South African
The Economist sheds crocodile tears for the poor
About ten days ago The Economist reported that a combination of Covid-19 and lockdowns could drive up to 420 million people into absolute poverty. Lockdowns,
Will lockdown regulations go the way of their apartheid lookalikes?
One of the things that destroyed apartheid was that more and more people stopped obeying its regulations and prohibitions. The same seems to be happening
The pioneer of 20th century criminal government
A few weeks ago The Star published a tribute to Lenin on the 150th anniversary of his birth written by Floyd Shivambu, deputy president of
Fighting World War II on the home front
The 8th and 9th May this week will mark the 75th anniversaries of Nazi Germany’s final surrender to the Western and Russian armies. South Africa’s
The Western share in the Soviet victory to be commemorated next month
It is fashionable these days to decry the role of the Western Allies in destroying Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime on the grounds that the Russians
Beware of those who would prolong the world’s misery
Last week Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and now leader of a lobby calling itself ‘The Elders’, called for action to prioritise ‘clean’ energy
The great British coalition against Nazi Germany
The 8th of May will mark the 75th anniversary of the German surrender in Europe. As a result of the Covid-19 crisis, VE Day will