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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Meltdown by default
The Chernobyl disaster demonstrated the Soviet Union’s fatal flaw – the risk we face is that the ANC is South Africa’s ‘Chernobyl’. HBO’s television series
What’s wrong with this scene?
A good rule of thumb is that if the communists welcome whatever the government does, champions of liberty should be very afraid. n an unusually
Returning to the centre is the DA’s real challenge
Far from moving to the centre, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has actually shifted to the left – at a cost. Some commentators have interpreted the
Benefits of successful schools at risk as Gauteng imposes new intake rules
The postponement of online applications for Gauteng schools points to a deeper crisis in the province’s education planning. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has
The coming academic boycott of Israel at UCT? Part 5
The possible decision as to whether the University of Cape Town (UCT) should impose a boycott on Israeli academics and academic institutions continues down the
Ukraine has a Jewish comedian president – a bittere gelegte*
Volodymyr Zelensky won Ukraine’s presidential elections by a landslide. He is a Jewish comedian. The background circumstances are, however, extraordinary. Zelensky is the 41-year-old son
Flattering South Africa’s Jews to deceive
The ANC flatters to deceive the majority of South African Jews by wooing Jewish investment while revoking recognition of Israel. “President Ramaphosa has assured me
BDS and its willing allies’ manipulation of UCT
The University of Cape Town’s Council is to decide today (30 March 2019) whether to endorse the Senate’s decision to approve a boycott of Israeli
What is good for the private sector goose, is not good for the Eskom gander
Globally it is accepted that if a company is making losses or needs to restructure, retrenchments may be necessary. The Cosatu and Saftu unions at
SAtired – edition 12
Hello and welcome! This little column presents news and politics at its most absurd. SAtired supports freedom of speech, small government and free markets. This means we’re