Category Archives: Contemporary South Africa
Recovering democracy in South Africa-in bookshops first week March
Raymond Suttner: How do we become safe: police, the private security industry and communities
Raymond Suttner: Freedom Charter can only survive if it is debated (Polity video)
Raymond Suttner: Name xenophobic attacks as that, then they can be addressed (Polity video)
Recovering democracy in SA to appear February
My book: Recovering democracy in South Africa will be published by Jacana Media in February. Continue reading
Raymond Suttner: Meanings of Freedom Charter not obvious, need debate (Polity)
Raymond Suttner: Protecting No 1 consumes the ANC (M & G)
Raymond Suttner: Freedom Charter is not a check list (Polity video)
Raymond Suttner: ANC doesn’t only signify corruption, there were real heroes (Polity video)
Raymond Suttner: ANC in 1990-2015 (Polity video)
Raymond Suttner: Troubles in tripartite alliance and alternative forms of unity (Polity Video)
Raymond Suttner: ANC in decline as it celebrates its 103rd year of existence
ANC and churches today: reconfiguring allies
While the article by Philip de Wet in today’s Mail and Guardian is good, Continue reading
Ericka Huggins (former Black Panther Party) in conversation with Nomboniso Gasa (BBC)
Mwelela Cele, Tribute to Prof Jeff Guy who died this week
For Prof Jeff Guy
I received the news of Professor Jeff Guy’s passing while I was at another fountain of knowledge, Continue reading
Why the appointment of the new Chair of IEC is important for democracy
Prior to the first democratic elections the ANC leadership decided to establish the TRC and to ensure that it had credible members. Continue reading
