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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Protecting women: time to focus on essentials
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a raft of measures in September to better deal with the scourge of abuse and rape, including additional funding of R1.1
When opinion parts company with facts
It has been disturbing to see how seasoned mainstream journalists have responded to and interpreted the events surrounding the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the past
Anti-Semitism ensures no resolution to the conflict
The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) meets three times a year to debate human rights violations around the world. Every country is debated under
Does the Anglican Church really support BDS on Israel?
The Anglican synod is naïve if it believes that peace will result should Israel end the Occupation of the West Bank. The recent endorsement by
All too familiar lesson from America
It is bizarrely comforting to know that the majority party in the House of Representatives can have as little understanding of successful economics as the
Greta, there’s more to it than that
According to Wikipedia, Greta Thunberg first heard about climate change when she was 8 years old, and couldn’t understand why so little was being done
Job Reservation à la 2019
An application for a job has just been published. The position being advertised is for a researcher in marketing. The contract being offered is fixed
Freedom means letting people choose
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi should not hold a job in government if he regards the choice to speak Afrikaans and the creation of a
NHI won’t sort this out
The bizarre case of the three doctors and the two broken chairs – and the unanswered questions about failings in South Africa’s public health system.
Employment Equity: Alice in Wonderland meets the Inquisition
But it remains a heresy to challenge the racial basis of empowerment edicts that are failing to address poverty and inequality. Employment equity is to