

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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Zuma: the end of the beginning?
- By John Kane-Berman
- . Jul 12, 2021
After the British and their many allies had defeated Erwin Rommel at the second Battle of Alamein in October and November 1942, Winston Churchill famously

A growing backlash against critical race theory
- By John Kane-Berman
- . Jul 5, 2021
A few weeks ago (on 14th June) this column asked whether there was a “growing backlash against wokeism”. The answer seems to be yes, certainly

Let’s not forget the other type of state capture
- By John Kane-Berman
- . Jun 28, 2021
The proposed partial privatisation of South African Airways (SAA) and the lifting of some restrictions on the private generation of electricity have caused a flurry

Race hustling is a menace and an insult
- By John Kane-Berman
- . Jun 21, 2021
The campaign against “race hustling” currently being launched by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) comes not a moment too soon. This growing industry is
Is there a growing backlash against wokeism?
- By John Kane-Berman
- . Jun 14, 2021
Earlier this month English football fans took again to widespread booing when teams on the field performed the ritual of ‘taking the knee’ popularised by

One-child China now wants a baby boom
- By John Kane-Berman
- . Jun 7, 2021
Telling people how many babies they can have is probably the ultimate in political, social, economic, and family planning. That is what China did, a

“Inclusive growth”? With these policies?
- By John Kane-Berman
- . May 31, 2021
In his recent budget-vote speech, Ebrahim Patel, minister of trade, industry and competition, said that the Covid-19 pandemic had “deeply scarred” the South African economy.

Radical economic transformation carries on regardless
- By John Kane-Berman
- . May 24, 2021
Ace may be in, Ace may be out, but radical economic transformation will be carried on anyway. Cyril Ramaphosa’s apparent victory over Ace Magashule has

A climate change propaganda handbook
- By John Kane-Berman
- . May 17, 2021
At the last count, more than 460 news and media partners claiming to represent 57 countries and a “reach” of two billion people had signed

Joe Biden forced to backtrack on his racism allegations
- By John Kane-Berman
- . May 10, 2021
Last month Tony Sewell, black chairman of a commission which challenged the view that the United Kingdom (UK) was a racist country, was vilified as