Category Archives: Contemporary South Africa

Conditions relating to Bekkersdal protests

State left with Bekkersdal municipal mop-up

Raymond Suttner: Who can we trust to do our policing? South African Police Services (SAPS) or Private security?

Some years ago I argued that the private security industry (PSI) should be phased out Continue reading →

Rebecca Davis on Cape Town CBD looting

Gives some idea of the complex mix of factors involved in Cape Town looting. Continue reading →

Buddy Naidu on de facto white control of newsrooms and marginalisation of Africans

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2013-10-24-52685945b6ba5/#.UnH3QaXH1SU

Illegally evicted traders in Johannesburg inner city fight back

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/hawkers-see-red-over-joburg-clean-campaign

Rebecca Davis on official irregular violence/killings

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-10-29-sa-cops-too-fast-too-furious/#.UnE6bKXH1SV

Nomboniso Gasa and Thami Mdontswa on Land question in Justice Factor

Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega needs to step down so that irregular conduct can be investigated

At one point I used to argue that it was necessary for a police chief to be a person who was close to the head of state, Continue reading →

Leading actor joins EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) of Julius Malema

Chirping classes: Fighting for freedom in Mokoena’s blood

Police version of Marikana massacre unravels

http://mg.co.za/article/2013-10-24-marikanas-tangled-web-unravels

Attack on and eviction of traders in the inner city of Johannesburg

The evictions of traders in Jhbg inner city appears to be illegal Continue reading →

Apparent further irregular presidential influence to benefit his son

Zuma blood thickens hydro scheme

Zuma’s daughter Duduzile appears to have benefited from controversial Goldfields deal

Gold Fields link to Duduzile Zuma

Pierre de Vos argues that there is no legal basis for withholding Nkandla report from public

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2013-10-25-nkandla-untangling-that-rather-sticky-web/#.UmoUehaGj8t

Crisis of governability as Bekkersdal and surrounding areas flare up

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-10-25-westonaria-mayhem-when-the-children-hit-the-streets/#.UmoP1haGj8t

Khadija Patel, Marikana massacre. Ramaphosa’s statement revisited

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-10-25-marikana-massacre-ramaphosas-statement-revisited/#.UmoN7haGj8t

Steven Grootes, the mini-budget and reading the security of tenure of Pravin Gordhan

When Jacob Zuma was elected ANC president and subsequently, through the subversion of the legal process was able to be state president Continue reading →

Organisational culture tolerates corruption. Douglas Mthukwane on ANC Northern Cape elections

This article illustrates how settled in ANC culture it has become to elect people with question marks around their names. Continue reading →

Niren Tolsi, Sarah Evans, New Marikana footage points finger at police

http://mg.co.za/article/2013-10-21-new-marikana-footage-points-finger-at-police

Sarah Evans, Diepsloot women demand their children’s safety

Child rape has become one of the scourges of the new South Africa Continue reading →