The destruction of public property to express political or social views is one of the most backward forms of expression to ever be experienced in a democracy. I remember that in the olden days when we had every reason to burn down buildings that represented oppression we were selective in doing so and such destruction […]
Onkgopotse JJ Tabane
Onkgopotse JJ Tabane is Chief Executive of Oresego Holdings - International Business Advisors. He is an accredited Associate of the Institute for Independent Business International (iib). He writes here in his personal capacity.
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Onkgopotse JJ Tabane is a Media and Communications Specialist who has become a public commentator on a wide range of socio political issues over the last decade.
He has cut his teeth in both Government and Private Sector as a top communicator winning awards such as the Government Communicator of the year in 2002 and holding senior positions such as Ministerial Spokesperson for various ministers, Head of Ministry of Environmental Affairs, Communications Advisor to the Chamber of Mines Communications Vice President and General Manager at South African Airways as well as Chief Executive of Graphicor and Simeka Communications. He has also held a senior corporate affairs Job at Top Electonic Company Altron where he was in Charge of the company’s Transformation Programme and Corporate Social Investment.
When COPE was formed in 2008 Tabane quit his Corporate Job to Join COPE as their Head of Communications leading up to the 2009 General election. Until July 2010 Today amongst his many activities he was the Political Advisor to Former COPE Parliamentary Leader Dr Mvume Dandala and occasional contributor to many publications. He has also served on various boards of directors including as a member of the Gauteng Tourism Authority, Johannesburg Tourism Authority and until recently chaired the board of the Indalo Yethu Environmental Campaign.
He is still a member of the Northwest University Council where he is serving his second term. JJ Tabane is widely known for his forthright manner of debate and fearless tackling of public commentary since his student days where he was SRC President and Vice President at the Universities of the North and Western Cape where he qualified in Law and Politics. He holds a BA,( UNIN), BPROC (UWC) and Masters in Political Economy (NMMU).
He is married to Lorraine Ditshedi Tabane and has two children, Oreabetse (4) and Resego (12) after whom he has named his newly launched International Advisory Business Oresego Holdings.
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White compatriots still the biggest BEE and AA beneficiaries
According to the Employment Equity Report released this week, white people have benefited handsomely from affirmative action thanks to the toothlessness of our government’s regulatory framework and the inefficiency of the department of labour and department of trade and industry (DTI). Starting with the department of labour, it is clear to me that Labour Minister […]
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Ginwala criticises the ANC for undermining Scopa
Writing for the Business Day back in 2002, ANC MP Andrew Feinstein said: “If the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) continues to act in a partisan way — it may as well not exist at all.” This week, in an interview on The Justice Factor, eNews (August 23 2009), it was fascinating to see […]
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JZ’s first 100 days and beyond
A few things stand out when we look at Jacob Zuma’s first 100 days in office. There is clearly a willingness to do things differently, whether this translates into actual, recognisable government action is another issue all together. The tone of Zuma’s presidency is, on the surface, that of a listening leader who involves stakeholders. […]