Tim Flack, at The Blogs

Sep 12, 2024, 8:05 AM

The Moral Bankruptcy of Support for Hamas

What we are witnessing in South Africa is not only pathetic but deeply concerning. The recent public declarations of support for Hamas from figures within the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) Al Jama-ah Party and the ANC Western Cape demonstrate,...

Jul 30, 2024, 11:30 PM

South Africa’s Flirtation with Iran and Turkey

From Left to Right:
South african President Cyril Ramaphosa, DIRCO Minister Ronald Lamola, Ex DIRCO Minister Naledi Pandor and Deputy President Paul Mashatile

When Ronald Lamola, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), isn't busy navigating the bureaucratic labyrinth, he's apparently quite the globetrotter. His latest escapades? Rubbing elbows with the Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister and then jet-setting to Iran...

Jul 16, 2024, 8:42 PM

Im In Trouble With the Deputy Minister

In a recent public statement, Deputy DIRCO Minister Alvin Botes publicly and in Parliament criticized my article, highlighting the African National Congress's (ANC) post-election abandonment of their keffiyehs – the scarves worn to show solidarity with Palestine. Minister Botes’...

Jul 8, 2024, 11:50 PM

Breaking the Silence: I Saw It with My Own Eyes

“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the...

Jul 2, 2024, 1:27 PM

The ANC Packed Keffiyehs Away After Election Day.

In a twist of post-election irony, the South African political party of Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress (ANC) has quietly retired their keffiyehs, the once-proud symbols of their proclaimed solidarity with Palestine. The South African government, then ruled...

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The writer is a seasoned communications professional with a diverse background spanning military service, media, public relations, and safety and security. He is a firearms activist and owns the Cape Town-based public relations firm Flack Partners PR.