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Is honesty always the best policy?
That might seem like a strange question coming from someone for whom ethical leadership and good governance are always going to be hills worth dying on.
Of course, we’ve always known that the odd, well-intentioned white lie, “No, those jeans do not make your bottom look big,” is generally harmless, but is there ever a point when complete and total honesty are actually dangerous?
It’s a contentious issue, and one which the multi-award-winning 2014 short film, The Gunfighter, highlights superbly.
If you haven’t ever watched it, do yourself a favour and take a look – just make sure anyone watching with you is over 18, as there are a couple of lines that might have a few sensitive people clutching their pearls.
 
 

Knowledge Alone Is Not Power

In a world where information is at our fingertips, it's easy to assume that simply acquiring knowledge is the key to success. However, especially in fields like South Africa’s financial sector, knowledge alone is not enough. To truly empower oneself, it’s the application of that knowledge—often in the form of wisdom—that drives meaningful results. From detecting tender fraud to combating cybercrime, the real strength lies in how knowledge is applied to solve complex financial issues and bring accountability.Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom: Understanding the Core Differences.To appreciate the importance of applied knowledge, it's vital to distinguish between information, knowledge, and wisdom.

Johannesburg: Has The City Of Gold Finally Lost Its Shine

In a world where information is at our fingertips, it's easy to assume that simply acquiring knowledge is the key to success. However, especially in fields like South Africa’s financial sector, knowledge alone is not enough. To truly empower oneself, it’s the application of that knowledge—often in the form of wisdom—that drives meaningful results. From detecting tender fraud to combating cybercrime, the real strength lies in how knowledge is applied to solve complex financial issues and bring accountability.Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom: Understanding the Core Differences.To appreciate the importance of applied knowledge, it's vital to distinguish between information, knowledge, and wisdom.

Organisational Growth in 2025. This year, it's learn or burn

There’s no shortage of articles and reports on the pros and cons of AI adoption in organisations, and the subject is not typically one we would choose to focus on here at JGL. At first glance, AI has little to do with helping our country’s political and business leaders create a culture of integrity, and bake ethical, sustainable practices into everything they do.

2025 – Let’s make this a year to remember

As we all slowly return from our year-end breaks, hopefully feeling refreshed, relaxed and ready for all that 2025 has in store for us, there are many reasons for us to feel hopeful about the year.
In his final “family meeting” of last year, President Cyril Ramaphosa set an optimistic tone for the future, expressing hope for 2025 and beyond, and vowing to build on the momentum created in 2024.

A Year In Review: There Was Plenty More In 2024

These days, it can be tempting to focus only on the negative. As South Africans, we’ve had, after all, another rather challenging year. And I’m not suggesting we don’t acknowledge the bad things that have happened. But I think it’s also important not to let them completely overshadow the positive aspects of the year.

Fraud and Corruption in South Africa: What Have We Learned

This quote from their 2023 paper, The World’s Anti-Corruption Efforts Need a Reset, sums up exactly where we’re going wrong in our efforts to fight fraud and corruption in South Africa.
We need to combat the grass roots behaviour that promotes corruption in our country if we are ever to stand a chance of winning this seemingly unwinnable war.
 
 

Mathews Phosa: A Legacy Of Leadership And Change

Witness to Power: A Political Memoir, is a compelling introduction to what is being lauded as a candid look into this influential man’s journey through the many dramatic and often turbulent changes in political power that have characterised much of South Africa’s recent history.
Described as a “gripping story of underground activities, military operations, negotiations, political conflict and intrigue."

Black Friday Survival Guide: 10 Ways to Outsmart Scammers

Love it or hate it, Black Friday has become a regular part of our lives.
It’s become a global phenomenon that has retailers rubbing their hands together in greedy glee.
Every year, millions of South Africans are seduced by the siren song of delicious discounts and the promise of eternal smugness at not only getting our Christmas shopping done early but saving heaps of money in the process.

The Scourge of Pharmeceutical Drug Counterfeiting in Africa

Africa is a continent beset by poverty and disease. It should come as no surprise, then, that it’s also the continent with one of the highest incidences of counterfeit pharmaceutical use in the world. Because when you or someone in your family is ill, and you can’t afford, or don’t have access to, legitimate medication, choosing all-too-readily-available fake drugs is very often your only option.
It’s also so often a tragic one.