Category Archives: Contemporary South Africa

Raymond Suttner: Attacks on core state institutions (Polity video)

Recovering democracy in South Africa-in bookshops first week March

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Raymond Suttner: How do we become safe: police, the private security industry and communities

http://www.polity.org.za/article/how-do-we-become-safe-police-the-private-security-industry-and-communities-2015-01-29

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)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/meanings-of-the-freedom-charter-are-not-obvious-need-debate-2015-01-21

Raymond Suttner: Protecting No 1 consumes the ANC (M & G)

Protecting Jacob Zuma consumes the ANC

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

http://www.polity.org.za/article/anc-in-decline-as-it-celebrates-its-103rd-year-of-existence-2015-01-05

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)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02f7561

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 →

Raymond Suttner: violence in politics and society today (Polity video)

Raymond Suttner: Rebuilding democracy: time to use our own power! (Polity)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/rebuilding-democracy-time-to-use-our-own-power-2014-12-09