
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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Pravin Gordhan should stop making a scapegoat of Eskom
- By John Kane-Berman
- . Apr 8, 2019
Eskom can’t resolve its mammoth problems by increasing race-based qualifications for tenders. Eskom, we were reminded last week, is drowning in debt and anticipates a

Five weeks to go and still no growth policy
- By John Kane-Berman
- . Apr 1, 2019
President Ramaphosa has a reform agenda which doesn’t include putting the economy on a sustained path of growth. Last week the minister of trade and

Time for the top dogs to board #RamaRail and invest in #RamaPhutures
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Mar 25, 2019
ANC parliamentarians must show their faith in state entities and support for the people. One of the more amusing headlines last week was one on

The ANC+ and its amazing hold upon the electorate
- By John Kane-Berman
- . Mar 18, 2019
The ANC’s national support has dropped 15% since the 2004 general election . But those who think the ANC has been in power long enough

On this, Theresa May should take a leaf from Donald Trump’s book
- By John Kane-Berman
- . Mar 12, 2019
Friday, 15th March, was the 80th anniversary of Germany’s invasion of Czechoslovakia. Friday, 15th March, was the 80th anniversary of the entry of German troops