Raymond Suttner, The Abahlali/DA pact: difficult situations require difficult decisions

http://www.polity.org.za/article/the-abahlalida-pact-difficult-situations-require-difficult-decisions-2014-05-05

Why Abahlali endorsed DA. S’bu Zikode speaks

http://groundup.org.za/content/why-abahlali-endorsed-da-sbu-zikode-speaks-groundup

Julian Brown, Abahlali’s choice

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-05-03-5365753498943/#.U2XjW17-vfM

Constance Mogale and Thuto Thipe:Inefficiency of land restitution process leaves many gloomy

Inefficiency of land restitution process leaves many gloomy*

Raymond Suttner on Alex Boraine’s suggestion that exile culture is responsible for current undermining democracy (Polity interview)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/suttners-view-alex-boraines-suggestion-that-exile-is-responsible-for-undermining-democracy-2014-04-29

Raymond Suttner,Grappling with violent masculinities (Polity video)

Raymond Suttner, Invoking Nelson Mandela’s legacies as we celebrate democracy

http://www.polity.org.za/article/invoking-nelson-mandelas-legacies-as-we-celebrate-democracy-2014-04-29

Jay Naidoo, The rise and fall of COSATU -from vanguard to sacrificial lamb

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-04-08-the-rise-and-fall-of-cosatu-from-vanguard-to-sacrificial-lamb/#.U15tSV5CPwI

Jay Naidoo: Cosatu in the eye of the storm

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-04-27-cosatu-in-the-eye-of-the-storm/#.U15rqF5CPwI

Sanitation summit: Our dignity is undermined (Ground up)

http://www.groundup.org.za/content/sanitation-summit-our-dignity-undermined

Nelson Mandela, First TV interview 1961 ‘Closing chapter on non-violence’

This interview is significant amongst other reasons for Mandela’s statement that after state show of force Continue reading

Raymond Suttner, Electoral silence on patriarchy speaks volumes (Polity)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/electoral-silence-on-patriarchy-speaks-volumes-2014-04-23

Raymond Suttner, The vote is fundamental right but democracy more than electoralism (Polity video)

Raymond Suttner, video interview on 20 years of democracy (Polity), part one

Douglas Ntozakhe Mthukwane Remembers Chris Hani and his death

Note: I have published this article at the request of the author, who is a freelance writer.  There are one or two aspects with which I do not agree, but I believe it is right to provide an outlet for his writing insofar as I am able .

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If I were to recount the moments in my life that left me with an incessant lump in my throat, 19 April 1993, will take the prize Continue reading

Carol Paton, On who can put COSATU together again

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2014/04/15/who-can-put-the-fractured-federation-together-again

Richard Pithouse on the Vote No campaign

http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1977

Raymond Suttner, Evaluation of the Bisho march and massacre, 1992

In light of Gwede Mantashe blaming the Bisho massacre on actions of Ronnie Kasrils, this article may be of interest

http://www.nelsonmandela.org/omalley/index.php/site/q/03lv02424/04lv02730/05lv03005/06lv03006/07lv03030/08lv03034.htm

Raymond Suttner, video interview on lessons from Chris Hani’s life (Polity)

Raymond Suttner, Video interview on how do we achieve democratic emancipatory politics (Polity)