Category Archives: Contemporary South Africa

Unprecedented use of state security and ANC monitoring to prevent booing at launch of election manifesto

State security is being deployed through the intelligence services in particular, in order to ensure that the president is not booed Continue reading →

ANC leadership prepares to defend Nkandla expenditure

One of the most problematic features in current political life, is that there is no real debate Continue reading →

Foul play alleged over allocation of fishing licences, with seasoned fishermen denied licences

The allocation of fishing licences overseen by the acting Director General of Agriculture and Fisheries, who is also Treasurer of the MK Veterans association Continue reading →

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

Fresh questions over Nkandla’s running costs

http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2014/01/08/fresh-questions-over-nkandlas-running-costs

Alleged irregularities in withholding and granting of fishing licences

http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2014/01/08/what-the-fish

Khadija Patel, Analysis; Motsekga’s class of 2013

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-01-07-analysis-motshekgas-class-of-2013/#.UswT_f3H1SV

South African matric pass rate increases but less enter and pass maths and science

Behind the matric results: The story of maths and science

Melanie Judge, Mandela’s lessons of reconciliation applied to gender divides

http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/melaniejudge/2013/12/24/mandelas-lesson-of-reconciliation-applies-to-gender-divides/

Raymond Suttner: Child rape and murder -now in Brakpan. Do we have tools for understanding?

The rape and murder of a young child in Brakpan is another tragedy in contemporary South Africa, Continue reading →

Vanessa Burger, The dirty shame of Duran’s ‘clean up’ campaign of city streets

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2013-12-24-the-dirty-shame-of-durbans-clean-up-campaign-of-city-streets/#.UsFnV_3H1SU

Tito Mboweni’s son threatened with deportation as a ‘foreigner’

I am sorry that this has happened to Tumelo Mboweni, Continue reading →

Philip de Wet, Zumas builder pleads guilty in Seychelles and proclaims innocence

Zuma’s builder pleads guilty, proclaims innocence

Marianne Thamm, Mandela the giant will diminish those who do not live up to his example

Mandela the giant will diminish those who do not live up to his example

Kerry Chance: Engaging with the binary of Madiba the icon versus Madiba the sell out and triumph of liberal democracy

http://www.theconmag.co.za/2013/12/17/what-the-american-press-got-wrong-about-nelson-mandela-the-icon-the-sellout-and-the-triumph-of-liberal-democracy/

Comparing security costs for late President Mandela’s home in Qunu and that of Zuma in Nkandla

http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/qunu-vs-nkandla/

First Nkandla estimate was thumb suck report finds

http://enca.com/south-africa/first-nkandla-estimate-was-thumb-suck-report-finds

Nkandla scapegoats hit back. Deputy Minister disputes report

http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2013/12/22/nkandla-scapegoats-hit-back-deputy-minister-disputes-report

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

Nkandla-Jacob Zuma will pay nothing

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Nkandla-Jacob-Zuma-will-pay-nothing-20131222