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.
Articles By This Author
Harvard critisises government’s preferential procurement policy
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Disaster at our ports – nothing can come in or out
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Inflammatory language smothers a solution to the Middle East conflict
Inflammatory statements are often made by parties involved in a war. Some are an emotional, careless response; some reveal prejudice and hatred; some reveal naked
The damning report on UCT’s erstwhile vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng
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Sustaining free speech, confronting hate
The protests that have exploded around the world as a consequence of the Israel/Hamas conflict have brought to the fore the debate about whether there
The Medium Term Budget Policy Statement – what it is and why it matters
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Malema rebukes Kenyan president, in Kenya, over Israel
I know. I shouldn’t give exposure to Julius Malema. It just feeds his agenda, but the chillingly satirical, self-styled ‘Commander in Chief’ is a bit
The real creation of the trope ‘Israel is an apartheid state’
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Construction of a genocidal libel
This article was originally written in July 2021. Introduction The war between Hamas and Israel in May 2021 was remarkable for the virulent antisemitism that
‘Stand with us on the right side of history …’
Lucy Aharish is an Arab-Israeli news anchor, reporter, television host and actress. She was the first Muslim Arab news presenter on mainstream Hebrew-language Israeli television. Aharish was born in Dimona, Israel, to an Arab-Muslim family.