Tim Harris

Nice “Team SA” approach, but they knew it could be an ambush, and Trump was never going to concede on white farmers. The brief should have been simple: “Rebut the falsehoood, then shift to AGOA, investment and aid”. Were they not briefed? Or did they not stick to the script?

Loved ‘The Tempest’ at Maynardville Open Air Theatre - go see it !

When I was a very young shadow minister of finance, Pravin Gordhan was the minister. He was the only minister that had regular 1-on-1s with our side. He took the institutions of democracy as seriously as he took his job. A model public leader at a time they were in short supply.

The Economist | Give me votes, but not too many economist.com/britain/2024/0…

The markets clearly gave the Finance Minister the thumbs up for playing a decent hand with a seriously constrained deck of cards. Three takeaways we discussed with South African Institute of Taxation yesterday... 1. Shifting Eskom and other SOE's debt…lnkd.in/dxR-RCG9

The best coffee in Cape Town is now serving at Yebo Baba You knew him at &Union and Frankie Fenner… now come and support Mthetho Dlukwana and his new coffee shop: 61 Loop St in the CBD. Weekdays 07h00-16h00 Saturday: 08h00-14h00

Wow did we really do this #DigitalNomad campaign with @Wesgro in #CapeTown all the way back in 2017! How the world has changed 💪 @simlewis/swap-london-for-cape-town-5081b2332608" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@simlewis/swap…

@dannicholl @jmtrow @SoldierboyInc @MapsMaponyane @JohnSmit123 @CJBents @Daniel_Egdes @granthepburn unsubscribe

‘Meet Maurice Flitcroft, the world’s worst golfer’. Suspect there’s a long list of contenders here - feel free to add your suggestions. I’ll start with @timharris, @jmtrow - and @SoldierboyInc the moment his ‘phone comes out on the course.

@FinancialMail £6,5m would go a long way here @British_Airways. Time to upgrade the licensing agreement?

While some suitors came around to kick Comair’s tyres, nobody was willing to put down a formal offer. Which left the airline R125m in the hole bit.ly/3mUlWxA

Saffas dominating the FT’s tech section today

Throwback to when my boet @lurks, @timharris and @LusoLab travelled up the west coast of Africa searching for the perfect wave. news24.com/w24/PopCulture… #africansurfer

Quite right @TheEconomist

The Start-up Act Steering Committee wants president Cyril Ramaphosa to eliminate the red-tape obstructing the growth of SA’s SME sector. itweb.co.za/content/nWJad7…

Big week for the SA Entrepreneurial Ecosystem as @PresidencyZA @CyrilRamaphosa engaged with key #Startup enablers to hear out proposals that could rapidly expand the growth of entreps in South Africa. #VentureCapital Funding, #SAStartupAct, Excon, Digital Skills, Incentives...

If you’re Vegan, vaccinated and from Bishops….what do you tell people first??

“Stil, broers, daar gaan ' n man verby” Go well @rambowine

Go Bianca! greenroomjbay.com supporting from J-Bay

We're officially underway! 👩🏽‍💻 Thanks to @yawzie for kicking us off, we’re looking forward to unpacking the impact of #Covid19 on the Western Cape exports, current Western Cape top export markets & products, our Export unit's market access programme & so much more. 👇🏽

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