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Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar was raised by his determined maternal family. He is an admitted attorney (formerly of the corporate type), with exposure in the public sector, management consulting, advisory and private sector. The focus of his work is about enabling equity, justice and leveraging public policy effectively. He had a stint in the South African party-political environment and found the experience a deeply educational one.

This is not the South Africa so many fought to build – we can longer be spectators in the fiasco

This is not the South Africa so many fought to build – we can longer be spectators in the fiasco

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
01 Feb 2023
Slightly better leaders won’t save us — we need a fundamental shift in how South Africa functions

Slightly better leaders won’t save us — we need a fundamental shift in how South Africa functions

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
15 Dec 2022
It’s time to imagine an alternative possibility of governance anchored on service to the people

It’s time to imagine an alternative possibility of governance anchored on service to the people

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
09 Feb 2022
The state has been hollowed out under the watch of inept, greedy leaders, puncturing the soul of SA’s battered people

The state has been hollowed out under the watch of inept, greedy leaders, puncturing the soul of SA’s battered people

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
21 Jul 2021
We cannot ‘other’ this crisis: It’s time for South Africans to take collective responsibility and act accordingly

We cannot ‘other’ this crisis: It’s time for South Africans to take collective responsibility and act accordingly

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
14 Jul 2021
All (including Jacob Zuma) are equal before the law: The judiciary has strengthened our constitutional democracy

All (including Jacob Zuma) are equal before the law: The judiciary has strengthened our constitutional democracy

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
08 Jul 2021
Jacob Zuma enabled by insurrectionists desperately clinging to the trough of greed and malfeasance

Jacob Zuma enabled by insurrectionists desperately clinging to the trough of greed and malfeasance

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
04 Jul 2021
The parties are over: To honour the June 16 generation we need to counter SA’s corrupt political power structures

The parties are over: To honour the June 16 generation we need to counter SA’s corrupt political power structures

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
15 Jun 2021
Power politics: Ace Magashule’s theatrics are just the opening salvo in a long and dirty war

Power politics: Ace Magashule’s theatrics are just the opening salvo in a long and dirty war

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
06 May 2021
Good trouble: We must harness young people’s spirit of resistance to reshape our democracy

Good trouble: We must harness young people’s spirit of resistance to reshape our democracy

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
26 Apr 2021
We want ethical politicians motivated by service to community and country, not driven by self-interest and posturing

We want ethical politicians motivated by service to community and country, not driven by self-interest and posturing

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
15 Apr 2021
Demanding accountability from our elected representatives would help reshape our democracy

Demanding accountability from our elected representatives would help reshape our democracy

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
08 Apr 2021
South Africans will not passively watch their Constitution being maimed by the political machinery

South Africans will not passively watch their Constitution being maimed by the political machinery

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
18 Mar 2021
It’s not just our electoral system that needs reform — it is the entire political landscape

It’s not just our electoral system that needs reform — it is the entire political landscape

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
11 Mar 2021
Bold political interventions are needed if Tito Mboweni’s Budget is to stand any chance of success

Bold political interventions are needed if Tito Mboweni’s Budget is to stand any chance of success

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
25 Feb 2021
We must remodel our economic systems to leverage the pandemic and global economic crises

We must remodel our economic systems to leverage the pandemic and global economic crises

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
18 Feb 2021
There is nothing surprising about Zuma’s conduct – nor in Ace Magashule and the ANC’s enabling of it

There is nothing surprising about Zuma’s conduct – nor in Ace Magashule and the ANC’s enabling of it

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
04 Feb 2021
South Africa needs to move beyond party tropes to hold those who govern to account

South Africa needs to move beyond party tropes to hold those who govern to account

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
02 Feb 2021
South Africa needs a new social compact – and ethical politicians and civil society to implement it

South Africa needs a new social compact – and ethical politicians and civil society to implement it

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
21 Jan 2021
South Africa cursed by a staggering lack of ethical leadership

South Africa cursed by a staggering lack of ethical leadership

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
14 Jan 2021
Our loved ones are shipwrecked in a chaotic healthcare system that has been stretched too far

Our loved ones are shipwrecked in a chaotic healthcare system that has been stretched too far

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
07 Jan 2021

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