Sara Gon
Rants professionally to rail against the illiberalism of everything. Broke out of 17 years in law to pursue a classical music passion by managing the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra and more. Working with composer Karl Jenkins was a treat. Used to camping in the middle of nowhere. Have 2 sons who have inherited a fair amount of "rant-ability" themselves.
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Parliamentary committee poorly served by embarrassing, ill-informed views
On 4 November the Parliamentary Communication Services issued a media statement about the Gauteng Department of Education’s investigation into racism at the Pretoria High School
If we want top-flight rewards, we must make a (better) plan
“Out-of-order escalators, moving walkways that don’t move, chipped tiles, cracked walls … these do not make for a good first impression on the many tourists
Hermann Pretorius shares his excitement over the election of Kemi Badenoch as leader of Britain’s Conservative Party
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Marius Roodt & Makone Maja discuss a meeting with the SAHRC on race classification
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“Should hate speech be against the law?”
This is the topic of the 45th Hoernlé Memorial Lecture, to be delivered this evening by Advocate Mark Oppenheimer. You can attend in person, at
Sara Gon talks about UCT’s ‘postponing’ a lecture in response to pressure
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Paul Hoffman on confronting, countering and (hopefully) conquering corruption
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Insight from those who have improved (or tried to) public service reform
The Democratic Alliance mayor of Tshwane, Cilliers Brink, has lost his position in the capital city as a result of the ANC’s and its partners’
Hermann Pretorius tries to explain ActionSA’s intention to cross over to the ‘dark side’ in Tshwane
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Barry D. Wood muses on the great people he has interviewed who have inspired him
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