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Solomon Makgale
Solomon Makgale is an independent communications consultant working in sectors such as listed property, energy, FMCG, aviation and financial services
How can SOEs fix their reputations
To start, communicators must provide those in charge with reputational counsel about the impact of their actions on the organisation
Mbalula’s war with military vets belies the Prasa disaster
The transport minister uses humour, which his targets don’t find funny, to survive in tough times or to divert attention from a problem.
Civilians need to oversee South Africa’s defence force
ANC officials’ ‘taxi’ ride in an SANDF jet to Zimbabwe is further evidence that more transparency is needed in the military
Pillar to post office
If President Cyril Ramaphosa’s crackdown on corruption is to succeed, new rules for lobbying and tenders need to be implemented
We need more anger about racism in South Africa
Those who want a non-racial and equal society need to unite against both whites and blacks who collaborate to entrench a racist system
The corruption virus weakens public trust in the government
While fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, graft and mismanagement continues unabated, leaving civil society bewildered and angry
The biographies of Robert McBride and Dimitri Tsafendas share a curious resonance
Although the two men were from different generations, their lives both lay bare the atrocities of the apartheid state
Time to overhaul the government’s communication department
South Africa needs clear communication between departments and with the public, particularly now during the Covid-19 pandemic