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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Persecution does not make for exceptionalism in the job market
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has done South Africa a big favour in putting the spotlight on some of the many elephants in the room
Conflict between liberals and identitarians weakens DA
In an article in Daily Maverick, Opposition parties could have done better in southern African elections, (7 January), Jonathan Moakes considers the reasons why opposition parties
Council for Medical Schemes shows its hand in low-cost benefits ruling
In early December, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) published a circular prohibiting South African medical aids from offering Low-Cost Benefit Options to low-income market
The myths – and horrors – of communism
Daily Friend columnist Andrew Kenny and I entered into an unintended competition for whose holiday reading was the most depressing. Andrew read The Gulag Archipelago
Limiting the role of the State
In one of his replies to questions in parliament in 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the State should be at the centre of the development
Whose ‘populism’?
An editorial in the Sunday Times on 15 December began: ‘Boris Johnson’s thumping UK election victory this week will send shivers down the spines of
CSA reflects the rot at the heart of SA politics
The embattled Cricket SA (CSA) board is ‘doing a good job and is going nowhere’ – and calls for it to be dissolved are ‘nonsense’,
A dirty business
Local government politics has been particularly grubby in the past few weeks as the African National Congress (ANC) has taken over the administration of Johannesburg
A better route to empowerment
On 27 November, investor marketing agency Ince Communications Agency entered into a deal with media entrepreneur Andile Khumalo, significantly transforming its shareholding structure. Ince was
Has the ANC finally seen the light on key job appointments?
Irvin Jim, the general secretary of the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (Numsa) released a media statement on the appointment of Andre