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- Aug 28, 2026
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“I remembered…” A Tribute to Sol “Solrah” Rachilo (opens the original)
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There are moments when the passing of a veteran feels like more than the loss of one person. It feels as though a page has been torn from the book of our collective memory. We mourn the human being but we also mourn the stories, experiences, laughter and fragments of history that lived within them. The passing of veteran actor Sol “Solrah” Rachilo is one such moment for me. Many South Africans will remember him for his contribution to the arts and the characters he brought into our homes and ima
Our greatest brand threat wears our colours (opens the original)
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The latest Brand South Africa Global Reputation and Domestic Perception Study leaves me with mixed emotions. It is encouraging because it reminds us that the world still sees extraordinary promise in our country. It is sobering because it reminds us that perception remains one of our greatest challenges. It is, in many ways, a bittersweet report. Perhaps that is because South Africa has become a nation of contradictions. We are simultaneously admired and misunderstood. Celebrated and criticised.
The weight of a word: Why "Token" is never just a word (opens the original)
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There is a Setswana proverb that warns us: "Lefoko ga le boe go boa monwana" A word, once spoken, cannot be called back. It travels, it settles, it wounds and sometimes it outlives both the speaker and the moment in which it was uttered. It was with that truth weighing heavily on my heart that I watched the Madlanga Commission. I was drawn not only to its pursuit of truth, accountability and justice but to a single word that, for a moment, eclipsed the evidence itself: "token." In that instant,
We shape leaders while they are young (opens the original)
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There is a Setswana proverb that has echoed through generations: Le ojwa le sale metsi. Translated, it means clay is moulded while it is wet. Once it has hardened, reshaping it becomes difficult. Our elders understood something that modern leadership theory is only now beginning to rediscover: character, confidence, curiosity and courage are best cultivated early. We do not wait until adulthood to produce leaders. We nurture them while they are impressionable, while their imagination is unrestri
Madiba, the quintessential public servant (opens the original)
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There are many ways to describe Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Freedom fighter. Political prisoner. Statesman. President. Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Global icon. Every title is true, yet none captures the essence of the man. If I were asked to choose one above all others, I would call him the quintessential public servant. Not because he occupied the highest office in the land but because he understood something increasingly rare in our time: public office is not a reward for political success. It
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