Tony Leon

Chairman, Resolve Communicatons (Pty) Ltd. Previously Ambassador to Argentina. Founding Leader of the Democratic Alliance. Attorney. Tweets are my own.

[Tony Leon @TonyLeonSA]

@"The Regulatory State vs Innovation: Why South Africa is becoming harder to invest in"https://t.co/SSqz2PcRny on @LinkedIn

[Ryan Coetzee @RyanCoetzee]

Some thoughts on this piece, which marries delusion and dishonesty in every paragraph.

1. Saturated with low self-esteem. Feels looked down on so easily - to the point of paranoia.

2. If you care so much about the people of Africa probably best not to steal from them. Tends to undermine your credibility a little.

3. Effectively equates Hamas with Ukraine. Bizarre.

4. Misrepresents Tony Leon’s ideological associations, which do not include MAGA or the ethno-nationalist right, anywhere.

5. Dishonestly pretends not to know what Putin’s ��anti-fascism” agenda is really about.

6. Dishonestly suggests Leon supports every action of the Israeli government, which is demonstrably untrue.

I could go on, but will leave it there.

Nomvula Mokonyane | The District Commissioner’s selective amnesia – a reply to Tony Leon https://t.co/5heh8uMlTK

[Niall Ferguson @nfergus]

Well, this piece seems to be holding up. “The most conventional thing Donald Trump has done in his entire life has been to go to war in the Middle East. And he has gone about this war in an entirely familiar way. Like president after president since 1950, he has found it easy to get into a war, harder to get out. Like president after president since 1969, he has hoped that airpower and/or economic sanctions would avoid the risks of having boots on the ground. The classic pattern of U.S. interventions is nearly always 'Fire, Aim, Ready.' The classic pattern of American diplomacy is nearly always to regard talking and fighting as alternatives to one another, rather than complements.”

[Peter Leon @petersgleon]

Complete chaos at #JNB #ORTIA international departures tonight with #ACSA’s new ‘security’ system. International passengers queuing round the block while new security scanners simply remain unused. What an indictment of an international airport and airport ‘management’.

[Resolve Communications @ResolveComms]

Celebrating 13 years of Resolve Communications 🎊
13 years of wins, growth, and change. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has been a part of this journey - from our clients to our colleagues, current and former. We look forward to all that is to come 🥂

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

Iran has just been nominated to preside over the UN Committee for the protection of women's rights, human rights, and the prevention of terrorism.

YES, IRAN. And it was supported by the United Kingdom, Spain, and France.

This is not a joke. It's real.

- @isaacrrr7

[Gareth Baines @DrGABaines]

Nicola Sturgeon has updated her pronouns to him/not me

[Resolve Communications @ResolveComms]

This week in South Africa: Parliament’s newly formed Phala Phala impeachment committee begins its work amid renewed scrutiny of executive accountability, while key economic indicators, including manufacturing activity, vehicle sales, fuel prices, business confidence and electricity production, provide a fresh snapshot of pressure points across the economy. Oversight of municipal governance also sharpens as SCOPA reviews Johannesburg’s deteriorating financial position, while South Africa hosts Kenyan President William Ruto for a state visit focused on trade, investment and regional economic cooperation. Against this backdrop, investors and policymakers will be watching closely for signals on reform momentum, fiscal stability and broader business confidence.

🔗 Read more here: https://t.co/2RdwrZQuMs

[S Sebag Montefiore @simonmontefiore]

The Islamic Republic has killed more protesters in two weeks than died in 13 months of the 1979 revolution.
They murdered more in a week than were killed in forty years of the Shah's reign.

Fascinating from Simon Sebag Montefiore on where things are now - and what it will take for the ayatollahs to fall...

[Ricky van Huyssteen 🇿🇦 @rickyvhuyssteen]

When the DA says every vote counts, we mean it.

In Emfuleni, just 8 votes secured a DA councillor.
In uMngeni, 42 votes secured a DA mayor.

A handful of votes can change the direction of an entire community. Every vote matters.

Register to vote. https://t.co/uc9uuiHYFb

[Wayne Sussman @waynesussman]

DA make history with Gauteng township by-election win
Ward 28 (Evaton West) Emfuleni, Sedibeng
DA 32% (16%)
ANC 32% (53%)
EFF 12% (18%)
PA 8%
PAC 6% (1%)
SACP 3%
AEF 3%
DITAU 3%
ACP 1%
TRUTH <1%
Poll: 36% (41%)
DA beat ANC by 8 votes.

[Tony Leon @TonyLeonSA]

https://t.co/ynBfLFknRM via @NYTimes

[Resolve Communications @ResolveComms]

When the lights stay on everywhere else

South Africa may have stabilised load-shedding nationally, but Johannesburg’s electricity crisis is increasingly playing out at municipal level through failing substations, ageing infrastructure and chronic outages. The economic costs remain significant — even if they are now easier to ignore.

🔗 Read full article: https://t.co/nzSHKacZVf

[Tony Leon @TonyLeonSA]

@MaxduPreez Leaving aside the US, Cuba is a 67 year old dictatorship very brutal in stamping out dissenters and part of its demise has been pursuit of disastrous economic policies that have impoverished its people. Many of the best Cubans fled the island for these two reasons.

[Tony Leon @TonyLeonSA]

Tony Leon | Anti-fascism, Russian style: What was the ANC doing in Moscow this week? https://t.co/YvQkmQMWXk via @news24

[Sophy Ridge @SophyRidgeSky]

It's hard to argue with this from Tony Blair:

"Governments which succeed don't start with a personality contest. Or a political question - as in how do we "save the country" from Reform. They start with an idea, a project, a governing purpose"

[Daily Investor @DailyInvestorSA]

South Africa’s National Development Plan 2030 promised to increase economic growth and significantly reduce unemployment. The inverse happened.
https://t.co/Kd4mqGKrgZ

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

In his 5000+ word essay Tony Blair calls Andy Burnham, among other things, “delusional” and “dangerous.” Extraordinary intervention here: https://t.co/nxxB7ZzPuC

[ANC - African National Congress @MYANC]

Today, ANC First Deputy Secretary-General Cde Nomvula Mokonyane addressed the III International Anti-Fascist Forum in Moscow, reaffirming the ANC’s commitment to international solidarity, peace and justice.

On the sidelines of the Forum, she also held a bilateral engagement with CPRF Chairperson Gennady Zyuganov to strengthen relations and advance cooperation among progressive movements. 🇿🇦🇷🇺

[Jacques Maree @JacquesMaree73]

Cue a thousand smitten media endorsements (again) followed by a <1% result (again).