Michael Cardo

My biography of Harry Oppenheimer, published by @JonathanBallPub, will be in bookstores a month from today. Thanks to Sean Robertson for the great cover design, and @Bruceps for the generous shout.

How can there be "no regrets" over a fuck up of this magnitude. It's not about him. It's about the country!!!

@Bruceps Myopia meets megalomania. And his comrades will probably treat him to a hero's welcome on his return. Morons.

The irony of Rasool making his comments to an “Institute for Strategic Reflection”. Too much.

“The Trump administration is now bringing the post–World War II era to an end,” @anneapplebaum writes. American allies, especially in Europe, need to face up to this new reality and make dramatic changes: theatlantic.com/international/…

Inaction, corruption and theft in the City of Joburg are destroying Africa’s most valuable art collection, once worth hundreds of millions of rands. 🔗 @GTalevi unveils the shocking reality behind the Johannesburg Art Gallery. currencynews.co.za/the-great-jobu…

@Benji_Shulman If his immediate predecessor is the bar then quite so!

@michaelcardo They are right that the bar is low tho.

This Business Day editorial on Ebrahim Rasool's ambassadorial appointment strains credulity, to put it mildly.

The re-election of Donald Trump is a decisive rejection of liberalism, writes Francis Fukuyama: on.ft.com/3YJffkn

@GvanOnselen It’s as if ChatGPT was asked to vomit out a column vacuous and vituperative in equal measure.

I for one think it is wonderful that IOL is now publishing modern art instillations. This piece is called “A hamster, crack cocaine and a key board”, and is designed to show that, given the right drugs, even the simplest mammals can produce a column that IOL will publish.

📢 Fuel Your Hustle at The Business Ink Tank with author @michaelcardo! Get an insider’s view into the life of one of South Africa’s most iconic business figures. Join Michael Cardo, author of "Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty," at the Business Ink Tank event at Innovation City Cape Town on 20 September, 2024. Michael will participate in a captivating panel discussion with fellow authors TJ Strydom ("Koos Bekker’s Billions") and Ebbe Dommisse ("Anton Rupert"), where they’ll dive into the lives and strategies of these business giants. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear behind-the-scenes stories and key lessons from some of South Africa’s leading billionaires. You have so much to gain by attending: 💼 Business Wisdom: Learn the strategies that shaped Harry Oppenheimer’s monumental success. 💡 Inspiration: Discover the impact of one of South Africa’s greatest business and philanthropic leaders. 🤝 Network & Grow: Engage with fellow entrepreneurs and learn from a renowned author and thought leader. Unlock the secrets behind South Africa’s top business figures! Buy your ticket here: qkt.io/QMksul #BusinessInkTank #Entrepreneurship #BusinessLeadership #FuelYourHustle #HarryOppenheimer @NBPublishers @News24 @News24_Business

@donscot23 You’re behind the times, Don. They’re not my colleagues. For what it’s worth I think they’re beyond the pale.

What does ‘out’ Michael Cardo have to say about his new homophobic colleagues, Cabanac and Gouws?

Join me, Ebbe Dommisse & TJ Strydom at @InnoCityCPT’s Business Ink Tank on 20 September. We’ll be speaking about our books on three of SA’s most successful business moguls: Harry Oppenheimer, Anton Rupert & Koos Bekker. More details at quicket.co.za/events/269160-…

Lenin, Mao and the GNU. It’s good to be reminded of the ANC’s ideological pathologies every now and then.

Tony Leon | SA enters a Kafkaesque era of opposition leadership in Parliament news24.com/news24/opinion…

There’s an anecdote in Michael Cardo’s 2023 biography of mining and industrial magnate Harry Oppenheimer that reveals a lot about the way President Cyril Ramaphosa negotiates, writes @Bruceps. #Echobox=1719718720-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/o…

@TheJaundicedEye The Public Protractor…Made of plastic and always looking for an angle?

There's no former public official who commands such automatic and rapt media intention for her views – mostly outside her area of expertise and often trite – than Thuli Madonsela. Here's today's summary of her tweets' yesterday, dutifully compiled by TimesLIVE. timeslive.co.za/politics/2024-…

@wilkinsoncape Lucky Mathebula in the Sunday Times.

@michaelcardo Who said that? 😂

Come again?

@HermLategan I think even the sub must have struggled if this is the pull quote:

@michaelcardo You're funny, I was thinking the same thing.

@JacquesMaree73 A proper, well-deserved roasting.

Not a single lie spoken in this clip.