Boardroom Talk – Hersov’s pro-democracy stance draws enemies who should be looking to West Africa

By Alec Hogg

Rob Hersov's superb opening address to Friday's BizNews@10 conference hit a very sweet spot with our tribe. Within 24 hours, more than 80 000 people had watched the recording on YouTube, and more than 30 000 read the edited transcript on BizNews.com. Astonishing, considering it was published ahead of a public holiday.

The speech also stirred up debate on social media, including from malcontents critical of Hersov's "pro-West" stance. This has become increasingly evident in South African society of late, where an entire army of self-proclaimed pundits praise China and Russia as paragons. Prigozhin's troll farms have captured many minds.  

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