Category Archives: Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU)

Raymond Suttner, Realignments in South African politics

Raymond Suttner, Are developments in NUMSA moving towards an emancipatory project?

http://www.polity.org.za/article/are-developments-in-numsa-moving-towards-an-emancipatory-project-2014-02-05

Raymond Suttner, Interview with Polity, addressing political expression additional to voting

Leonard Gentle, Forging a New Movement: NUMSA and the Shift in SA Politics

I am not in complete agreement with the conclusions of this article, but believe it is an important contribution. I will comment further at a later stage

http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1897

Steven Friedman, NUMSA’s choices could change the future

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/columnists/2014/01/29/numsas-choices-could-change-the-future

Raymond Suttner, Realignments in South African politics

http://www.polity.org.za/article/realignments-in-south-african-politics-2014-01-29

Raymond Suttner interview on current situation with Creamer Media’s Polity

Amandla Marikana! by All Clear band (lyrics by Allan Kolski Horwitz)

Lyrics Continue reading →

Carol Paton analyses the meanings and implications of the ANC election manifesto

http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2014/01/15/good-news-manifesto-bad-news-for-anc

Richard Pithouse, Another annus horribilis for the ANC

Very insightful analysis of the decline of the ANC by Richard Pithouse. There are also some important remarks about organisations outside of the ANC, including the NGO sector, and the general absence of a powerful movement that can relieve the decadence and violence of the present.

http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1880

NUMSA- a sign of things to come (Business Day editorial)

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/editorials/2013/12/20/editorial-numsa-a-sign-of-things-to-come

Carol Paton, NUMSA is forcing Cosatu’s hand on expulsion or capitulation

http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/labour/2013/12/20/news-analysis-union-is-forcing-cosatus-hand-on-expulsion-or-capitulation

Raymond Suttner: ANC crisis-is NUMSA giving us a lead?

I have posted reports on the NUMSA impending split from the ANC ,SACP and possibly COSATU as a whole. Continue reading →

No political home in ANC -NUMSA member

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/no-political-home-anc-says-numsa-member

Matuma Letsoalo, Mmanaledi Mataboge, Gatvol Numsa turns off ANC tap

Gatvol Numsa cuts ties with ANC

Terry Bell makes serious attempt to analyse the range of factors that have been neglected and made Moloto crash possible or likely

http://www.iol.co.za/business/opinion/columnists/moloto-crash-sign-for-authorities-to-take-serious-action-1.1607414#.UoZdT6XH1SU

Clearing of traders from inner city is attack on the poor

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-11-15-operation-clean-sweep-not-just-a-clean-up-but-a-purge-of-the-poor/#.UoXGsaXH1SV

Expert evidence on police shootings in Marikana after ceasefire is called

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-11-06-marikana-massacre-55-seconds-later-cease-fire-what-cease-fire/#.UnnaNpHN7fN

Legal Aid SA to appeal ruling on Marikana massacre funding.

This ought not to be legal action taken by Legal Aid SA. Continue reading →

Raymond Suttner, Response to comments on my article in the Mail and Guardian of 27 September 2013

I recently published an article analysing the degeneration of the ANC led tripartite alliance. Continue reading →