Tony Leon

Tony Leon | Trump chooses division over unity during America’s milestone anniversary

Tony Leon | Trump chooses division over unity during America’s milestone anniversary

On the eve of America’s 250th birthday, Trump’s Mount Rushmore address chose fear over celebration, revealing how the nation’s darkest political impulses have often shadowed its greatest ideals...

08 Jul

Tony Leon | No, not every public affairs firm is Bell Pottinger

01 Jul

Tony Leon | SA’s state is hollowed out, and 30 June will show us exactly how much

24 Jun

Tony Leon | Defeat is an orphan: What Bafana’s opener says about South Africa

Tony Leon | Defeat is an orphan: What Bafana’s opener says about South Africa

17 Jun

Tony Leon | Triangulate or tergiversate: The only two moves left in the political playbook

Tony Leon | Triangulate or tergiversate: The only two moves left in the political playbook

10 Jun

Tony Leon | The DA’s Kempton Park moment with a shock eight-vote win in Evaton

Tony Leon | The DA’s Kempton Park moment with a shock eight-vote win in Evaton

03 Jun

Tony Leon | Anti-fascism, Russian style: What was the ANC doing in Moscow this week?

Tony Leon | Anti-fascism, Russian style: What was the ANC doing in Moscow this week?

27 May

Tony Leon | The lessons SA’s leaders don’t want to learn

Tony Leon | The lessons SA’s leaders don’t want to learn

20 May

Tony Leon | From Westminster to Phala Phala: Two leaders, one fight for survival

Tony Leon | From Westminster to Phala Phala: Two leaders, one fight for survival

13 May

Tony Leon | Canary in the Constitution: What future of SA Jews tells us about our democracy

Tony Leon | Canary in the Constitution: What future of SA Jews tells us about our democracy

06 May

Tony Leon | History done right offers clarity for today and hope for tomorrow

Tony Leon | History done right offers clarity for today and hope for tomorrow

30 Apr

Tony Leon | Meyer’s challenge: Playing high stakes roulette in Trump’s casino

Tony Leon | Meyer’s challenge: Playing high stakes roulette in Trump’s casino

25 Apr

Tony Leon | Geordin’s gambit: Why aiming high beats treading water at 20%

Tony Leon | Geordin’s gambit: Why aiming high beats treading water at 20%

15 Apr

Tony Leon | Israel’s dark turn and Iran’s death penalty machine

Tony Leon | Israel’s dark turn and Iran’s death penalty machine

08 Apr

Tony Leon | The R500bn lesson: What Kirsh’s success reveals about real investment vs pledges

Tony Leon | The R500bn lesson: What Kirsh’s success reveals about real investment vs pledges

01 Apr

Tony Leon | While Argentina breaks free, SA still trapped in its economic Bermuda Triangle

Tony Leon | While Argentina breaks free, SA still trapped in its economic Bermuda Triangle

25 Mar

Tony Leon | External shocks, internal failures: ‘Parasitic state’ will use war as excuse

Tony Leon | External shocks, internal failures: ‘Parasitic state’ will use war as excuse

18 Mar

Tony Leon | The dangerous comfort of ANC mythology in an age of hard choices

Tony Leon | The dangerous comfort of ANC mythology in an age of hard choices

11 Mar

Tony Leon | From high road scenarios to dead-end alliances: SA has lost its strategic way

Tony Leon | From high road scenarios to dead-end alliances: SA has lost its strategic way

04 Mar

Tony Leon | Two cheers for the rule of law... but we are missing a third

Tony Leon | Two cheers for the rule of law... but we are missing a third

25 Feb

Tony Leon | Tone-deaf ANC could be punished at the polls... just like NP was in 1981

Tony Leon | Tone-deaf ANC could be punished at the polls... just like NP was in 1981

18 Feb

Tony Leon | Next DA leader has great chance but also faces danger

Tony Leon | Next DA leader has great chance but also faces danger

11 Feb

Tony Leon | Demarche to Dirco: ANC recipe for diplomatic decline

Tony Leon | Demarche to Dirco: ANC recipe for diplomatic decline

04 Feb

Tony Leon | Keeping the sign up: SA must stop living the lie to join middle power nations

Tony Leon | Keeping the sign up: SA must stop living the lie to join middle power nations

28 Jan

Tony Leon | From opposition to coalition: Can the DA survive its govt partnership?

Friday Briefing

Tony Leon | From opposition to coalition: Can the DA survive its govt partnership?

23 Jan

Tony Leon | From Berlin to Simon’s Town: Euphemisms can’t hide SA’s drift

Tony Leon | From Berlin to Simon’s Town: Euphemisms can’t hide SA’s drift

14 Jan

Tony Leon | Welcome to a ruleless world of 2026: Silence in Caracas, hypocrisy in Pretoria

Tony Leon | Welcome to a ruleless world of 2026: Silence in Caracas, hypocrisy in Pretoria

07 Jan

Tony Leon | Festival of lights, shadow of hate: Why antisemitism never sleeps

Tony Leon | Festival of lights, shadow of hate: Why antisemitism never sleeps

17 Dec 2025

Tony Leon | Ramaphosa’s renewal déjà vu: Same pitch after 13 years of failed delivery

Tony Leon | Ramaphosa’s renewal déjà vu: Same pitch after 13 years of failed delivery

10 Dec 2025

Tony Leon | G20 glory vs kitchen table reality: Voters don’t care for foreign policy wins

Tony Leon | G20 glory vs kitchen table reality: Voters don’t care for foreign policy wins

03 Dec 2025

Tony Leon | G20 Summit: Diplomatic theatre masquerading as historic breakthrough

Tony Leon | G20 Summit: Diplomatic theatre masquerading as historic breakthrough

26 Nov 2025

Tony Leon | Is South Africa actually fixed? The great optimists vs dissenters showdown

Tony Leon | Is South Africa actually fixed? The great optimists vs dissenters showdown

19 Nov 2025

Tony Leon | The bright minds behind presidents... and why SA’s next leader should take note

Tony Leon | The bright minds behind presidents... and why SA’s next leader should take note

29 Oct 2025

Tony Leon | When gold turns to dust: How state control killed SA’s mining golden goose

Tony Leon | When gold turns to dust: How state control killed SA’s mining golden goose

22 Oct 2025

Tony Leon | ‘Moral superpower’ claims ring hollow as SA snubbed at Gaza Peace Summit

Tony Leon | ‘Moral superpower’ claims ring hollow as SA snubbed at Gaza Peace Summit

15 Oct 2025

Tony Leon | End of ‘natural’ govts: Once dominant parties in UK and SA face electoral extinction

Tony Leon | End of ‘natural’ govts: Once dominant parties in UK and SA face electoral extinction

08 Oct 2025

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