Nomboniso Gasa: King’s culture call is all about land

http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2015/02/27/kings-culture-call-is-all-about-land

Nomboniso Gasa: Post 1994 land laws mimic apartheid

Post-1994 land laws mimic apartheid

Raymond Suttner: Continued xenophobic attacks are attacks on the freedom of all of us

Continued xenophobic attacks are attacks on the freedom of all of us Continue reading

Press release on Raymond Suttner’s Recovering Democracy in SA (Jacana)

Recovering Democracy PR

RAYMOND SUTTNER: CAPE TOWN BOOK LAUNCHES RECOVERING DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE TOWN LAUNCHES of RECOVERING DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA CONFIRMED FOR 9 APRIL 2015 Continue reading

Confirmed book launches for Recovering Democracy in SA (21 February)

Update for launches of Recovering Democracy in South Africa (Jacana Media). Update 21 February 2015

Book availability. The book ought to be in the book stores late in the first week of March 2015 and e books will be available at a date to be announced.

The following launches have been confirmed thus far:

1.18 March 2015 Troyeville Hotel. Dinner starting 6 pm. In conversation with Anthony Altbeker. Flyer will be posted soon and bookings can be made with the hotel.

2. 19 March 2015, 6 p.m.Wits History Workshop/Wits Institute for Social and Econoic Research (WISER), launch at WISER Discussants: Dr Arianna Lissoni, Wits History Workshop and Dr Mcebisi Ndletyana, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Refection (MISTRA). Flyer to be posted soon. Those who are not on mailing list and wish to be invited should please inbox me

3. 26 March 2015. Rhodes University launch , Humanities seminar room, 5.30 pm. Flyer to be posted.

4. 1 APRIL 2015, launch/ discussion at Poppy’s, 6-7th Street Melville starting 6 p.m, ending 7.15 pm. This will be followed by jazz band. Flyer to be posted.

5. Date in early April to be confirmed. 10 a.m. Launch & discussion at UCT Graduate School of Business. Part of their Roundtable series. Chair Professor Mills Soko. Discussant to be confirmed. Any person based at UCT wishing to be invited please inbox me.

6. The will be a public launch in Cape Town on the evening of UCT launch, details to be announced.

7. 15 April 2015. Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA) hosts launch in Pietermaritzburg in late afternoon. Flyer to be posted

8. 23 April 2015. Steve Biko Foundation, Ginsburg, Eastern Cape, time to be confirmed. Flyer to be posted. Anyone wishing to attend who is not on SBF mailing list please inbox me. Flyer to be posted.

Further locations for launches are under discussion and will be posted as they are confirmed.

Raymond Suttner: Zuma period: Depoliticised but distinct character

When I said that the current period in SA politics is depoliticised Continue reading

Raymond Suttner: Living in depoliticised times

We are living in depoliticised times. Continue reading

Launch of Recovering democracy in South Africa, Poppy’s Melville 1 April 6 pm.

LAUNCH of Recovering Democracy in South Africa at POPPY’S MELVILLE (6-7th street)

1 APRIL 2014, starting 6 p.m, ending 7.15 pm. Including discussion of book, questions and answers and followed by jazz band.

Raymond Suttner: Laughing at the dehumanised treatment of the EFF

When Julius Malema spoke in parliament on Tuesday referring to the attack on the EFF by security police Continue reading

Raymond Suttner The attack on parliament -where to from here (Polity video)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/the-attack-on-parliament-where-to-from-here-2015-02-17

Raymond Suttner: EFF contribution to SA politics (Polity video)

Raymond Suttner: Parliament’s attempted lock-down threatens everyone’s freedom (Polity)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/parliaments-attempted-lock-down-threatens-everyones-freedom-2015-02-16

@AdriaanBasson ‘Gedleyihlekisa laughs at you’

Adriaan Basson has a very good column in Beeld today about his experiences at SONA that I hope he will post in English. He takes the meaning of Gedleyihlekisa one who laughs while you are hurt or similar and describes the violence in parliament and the worst part seeing Zuma laugh, laughing at us, laughing at the attack on our democracy, because he is or believes he is untouchable

Examining @pierredevos’ Preliminary legal issues relating to ejection of EFF

Pierre De Vos sets out some of the legal issues relating to parliament and the ejection of the EFF Continue reading

Raymond Suttner: No to hosting Commonwealth games!

In the history of Olympic and Commonwealth games, as I understand it, Continue reading

In conversation with @antonyaltbeker on Recovering Democracy in SA at Troyeville 18 March

Launch of Recovering Democracy in South Africa at Troyeville Hotel 18 March 2015
Raymond Suttner will be in conversation with Antony Altbeker. Supper served from 6.30 pm.

Confirmed launches :Recovering democracy in SA

Updated information on confirmed launches of Recovering Democracy in South Africa (Jacana publishers) confirmed thus far: Continue reading

Raymond Suttner, Recovering Democracy (SABC newsroom book interview)

Raymond Suttner: Confronting crime and policing (Polity video)