Chairman, Resolve Communicatons (Pty) Ltd. Previously Ambassador to Argentina. Founding Leader of the Democratic Alliance. Attorney. Tweets are my own.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined May 2011
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Tony Leon retweeted
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the party is not opposed to participating in the Government of National Unit (GNU), provided the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Freedom Front Plus are not part of it. tinyurl.com/3vwy37yd
Tony Leon retweeted
This week in South Africa:
Former President Thabo Mbeki testifies before the Khampepe Inquiry into alleged political interference in apartheid-era prosecutions, while National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola returns to work after his suspension was lifted. The IEC faces possible ballot reprints following a Constitutional Court ruling, Stats SA releases September inflation data, and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, all as campaigning intensifies ahead of the 4 November local government elections.
🔗 Read more here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…
Tony Leon retweeted
"One of the companies awarded the controversial multimillion rand NHI, health and wellness marketing contract materially benefited from a seemingly manipulated process - possibly receiving R35 million from the Department of Health while in liquidation."
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The unjustified attribution of inherent racism to an entire racial group can itself be racist.
The principle worth defending: nobody should be presumed racist, superior or inferior merely because of their race. Individuals should be assessed on undisputed evidence and behav . – at Durbanville, South Africa
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FACT CHECK | Did the Department of Health’s DDG for NHI mislead Parliament on two questionable multimillion rand ‘marketing’ contracts? news24.com/investigations/fa…
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The way misinformation spreads is a lesson for truth
Deliberately false claims about a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum processing helped spark violent anti-migrant unrest in Durban and Soweto this month, spreading faster than any correction could follow.
In this week's Resolve Insight, Gerhard Mulder argues that organisations build their defence against this long before a crisis hits by maintaining a consistent, truthful public record.
🔗 Read the full article: resolvecommunications.co.za/…
Tony Leon retweeted
This week in South Africa:
The Constitutional Court hears the ANC's appeal over disqualified local government election candidates, with coalition arithmetic in several councils hanging on the outcome.
Stats SA's August mining data and Eskom's tariff reform briefing to Parliament will test the health of the economy and the utility's finances, while the IMF's World Economic Outlook and SACCI's business confidence index offer fresh reads on growth prospects.
President Ramaphosa addresses the FEDUSA congress as COSATU's own congress reconvenes, AgriSA holds its congress in Pretoria, and the Reserve Bank briefs the media on payments modernisation ahead of the 2027 Payments Conference.
🔗 Read more here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…
Tony Leon retweeted
Supra Mahumapelo and Ronald Lamola just proposed a Law to Parliament:
The proposal is criminal charges and the loss of Citizenship for organisations that "put South Africa in a bad light" overseas, as well as their supporters.
Lamola names his GNU coalition partner, the FF+ explicitly as one of these organisations.
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Tony Leon retweeted
(ICYMI) Investment fell to 13.6% of GDP in the second quarter, its weakest level in five years and far below the 30% needed for credible growth. blsa.org.za/thought-leadersh…
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This man wants to be mayor of Johannesburg. His party is polling at 7%. He is desperately seeking votes. He thinks supporting a xenophobic, hateful, anti-democratic ringleader (and tenderpreneur) will help him on November 4. We see him.
Tony Leon retweeted
Eureka! Mbeki blames 30 years of ANC failure on an Afrikaner plot. His evidence-free theory – packaged as an academic treatise – is laughable. But it’s that old ANC pathology again: nothing that goes wrong is its own fault. WSM’s column on Politicsweb.
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Tony Leon retweeted
He only got 314 votes - a humiliation that consigns this revolting antisemite to the dustbin of history.
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Twitter Rule #68: The more a person despises and cannot stand someone else, the more likely they are to obsessively follow and comment on every single word that person says. (Also called the rule of eternal loathing: Where a person fuels their own hate by endlessly feeding it.)
Tony Leon retweeted
There are striking similarities in the response of President PW Botha and President Cyril Ramaphosa to United States demands for changes in South Africa.
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They have zero appreciation for those lovely old Victorian and Deco buildings in Durban..tragic.
Tony Leon retweeted
But not surprising? Well-meaning people (actually most people do this) project themselves onto others, but in fact what drives a lot of this stuff is just naked anti-Jewish bigotry, including hatred of the West in general.
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It is terrifying how part of the left has seamlessly transitioned from a legitimate call for Palestinian rights and a free Palestine, to open support for a genocidal, intolerant, homophobic terrorist organisation.
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The political commentary on X degenerates as the election looms, so allow me to elevate your day by sharing this little moment of unadulterated joy: crushed, dried rose petals atop a foundation of very fine tannins and a finish for the ages.
Tony Leon retweeted
This is the best video I’ve ever seen. Way to go @ProjectLincoln