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Athol Williams

Athol Williams is a social philosopher and award-winning author of 15 books. He is the chief executive of the Institute of Social and Corporate Ethics and holds degrees from Harvard, Oxford, Wits and MIT

Steve Carrell as Michael Scott in the Netflix series, The Office.
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Corporate amends: What is enough?

Without getting to the bottom of the problem or offence, apologies and offers ring hollow.

  • Athol Williams
7 min read
Success demands effort, but specifically effort expended on the right ventures for the right reasons — this is worth remembering when times are hard, such as when I blew the whistle on my employer for withholding information relevant to the state capture enquiry
ATHOL WILLIAMS

Resilience after blowing the whistle

Success demands effort, but specifically effort expended on the right ventures for the right reasons — this is worth remembering when times are hard, such as when I blew the…

  • Athol Williams
8 min read
It is no surprise that poetry of Mongane Wally Serote (pictured), Mafika Pascal Gwala and Oswald Mtshali was read at anti-apartheid rallies — these poems no doubt aroused emotions but, more importantly, in the lines of the poems, citizens heard their voices and saw their plights. (Paul Botes/M&G)
MAFIKA PASCAL GWALA

South Africa’s poets write of our new struggle for freedom

Today’s battle is for economic and social freedom, in particular women’s freedom from violence

  • Athol Williams
5 min read