Meet RW Johnson - SA’s outspoken political conscience, the Oxford Don few really know.

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Prolific author, columnist and revered academic RW Johnson is known among fans and foes as a Rhodes scholar who became an Oxford Don and, since returning to SA in 1995, outspoken critic of the ANC. This interview, however, digs deeper into what makes him tick, exposing much more about BNC#4's opening speaker. Including Johnson’s extremely humble roots, fiercely anti-Apartheid past (and present) and the real reason he continues to challenge taboos, attack convention and speak uncomfortable truths to power. He spoke to BizNews founder Alec Hogg, who will host him for that keynote in the Drakensberg at the Aug 30-Sept 2 gathering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 Jul 2022 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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