Category Archives: Contemporary South Africa

Raymond Suttner, Politics without politics (Polity website)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/politics-without-politics-2014-04-09

Raymond Suttner, Video interview: Defending constitutionalism (Polity)_

http://www.polity.org.za/article/suttners-view-defending-constitutionalism-2014-04-08

Raymond Suttner Video interview with Polity on ‘Is there a crisis and what can we do about it?’

http://www.polity.org.za/article/is-there-a-crisis-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-2014-04-08

Susan Booysen, Nkandla-the ANC’s house of cards

http://www.iol.co.za/sundayindependent/nkandla-the-anc-s-house-of-cards-1.1671773

Richard Pithouse, Taking politics beyond factory seriously

http://readingfanon.blogspot.com/2014/03/taking-politics-beyond-factory-seriously.html

Richard Pithouse,The urban land question

http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1965?frommailing=1

Carol Paton analyse STATS SA report on reduced levels of poverty

http://www.bdlive.co.za/economy/2014/04/04/stats-sa-reports-big-drop-in-grinding-poverty

Video: The aftermath of Nkandla, Raymond Suttner Polity Interview

http://www.polity.org.za/article/the-aftermath-of-nkandla-2014-04-02

Raymond Suttner, Building a united front, Polity Video interview

http://www.polity.org.za/article/suttners-view-building-a-united-front-2014-04-02

Raymond Suttner, Building unity to restore democratic rule. (Polity)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/building-unity-to-restore-democratic-rule-2014-03-31

Greg Nicolson, Marikana commission: a cop who stands for truth and accountability

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-03-27-marikana-commission-a-cop-who-stands-for-truth-and-accountability/#.UzQ90Fw55SV

Nomboniso Gasa, on change through “The Good People in the ANC” argument

I don’t buy the “good people in the ANC” argument. I believe they are there and they are many. I am not sure that makes a compelling argument to vote for the ANC. If we have learnt anything about how organisations and social change work, it is the complexity of changing patterns that have already set it.

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Niren Tolsi, Marikana’s Rambo-evidence stacks up against the SAPS

http://www.theconmag.co.za/2014/03/25/marikanas-rambo-evidence-stacks-up-against-saps/

Raymond Suttner, Nkandla signifies our disenfranchisement (Polity article)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/nkandla-signifies-our-disenfranchisement-2014-03-25

Raymond Suttner, How should we interpret the Nkandla scandal? (Polity interview)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/suttners-view-how-should-we-interpret-the-nkandla-scandal-2014-03-25

Raymond Suttner, We must entrench the principle of non-violence

http://www.polity.org.za/article/we-must-entrench-the-principle-of-non-violence-2014-03-19

Raymond Suttner, Polity interview on prevalence of violence and need to build peace

http://www.polity.org.za/article/suttners-view-how-do-we-stop-the-violence-that-is-all-around-us-2014-03-18

Raymond Suttner, Gospel of Service or gospel of greed:Polity interview on Chief Luthuli

http://www.polity.org.za/article/gospel-of-service-vs-gospel-of-greed-2014-03-18

Richard Poplak, How Bekkersdal becomes symbol of everything that is wrong with SA

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-03-17-hannibal-elector-how-bekkersdal-became-a-symbol-of-everything-thats-wrong-with-south-africa/#.UyfhFFw55SV