Category Archives: democratisation

Nomboniso Gasa, Uninvited-Stuart Hall

Uninvited, Stuart Hall often sprung to my mind in the past few months. Continue reading →

Raymond Suttner video interview with Polity on countrywide risings and the crisis of leadership

Raymond Suttner video interview with Polity on NUMSA project

Raymond Suttner, Loss of trust and legitimacy result in ungovernability

http://www.polity.org.za/article/loss-of-trust-and-legitimacy-result-in-ungovernability-2014-02-11

Mandy de Waal, South Africa’s water wars

http://groundup.org.za/content/south-africas-water-wars

ANC taught us to protest, say today’s protesters

http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/anc-taught-us-protest/

Ed Cropley, Informal settlements ablaze with disenchantment

Informal settlements ablaze with disenchantment

Thapelo Lekgowa, Greg Nicolson, Boiketlong, Sebokeng-still dying for their rights

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-02-06-boiketlong-sebokeng-still-dying-for-their-rights/#.UvUQzv055SV

Aninka Claassens, Reviled Land act is being re-enacted

http://mg.co.za/article/2014-02-06-reviled-land-act-is-being-re-enacted

COSATU Boss warns unions of NUMSA’s agenda

Clearly the imminent secession of 15% of COSATU’s membership is a serious matter Continue reading →

Makhudu Sefara, Nobody should die fighting for basic rights

http://www.iol.co.za/the-star/nobody-should-die-fighting-for-basic-rights-1.1643432#.UvThU_055SU

Jonny Steinberg, Magic of protest slips beyond ANC’s grasp

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/columnists/2014/02/07/magic-of-protest-slips-beyond-ancs-grasp

Nolundi Luwaya, TCB contradicts democracy for which rural people fought

TCB contradicts the democracy that rural people fought for

ENCA, Violent protests spread across South Africa

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/violent-protests-spread-across-sa

Verashni Pillay, Full Marx at the NUMSA school

Full Marx at Numsa’s political school

Greg Nicolson, Here to stay. Sebokeng’s rioting rage

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-02-06-here-to-stay-sebokengs-rioting-rage/#.UvPD3_055SV

Alex Eliseev, Bonfires of discontent in horrifying numbers

Alex Eliseev discusses the extent of violent protests Continue reading →

Raymond Suttner, Are developments in NUMSA moving towards an emancipatory project?

http://www.polity.org.za/article/are-developments-in-numsa-moving-towards-an-emancipatory-project-2014-02-05

Raymond Suttner, Interview with Polity, addressing political expression additional to voting

Cameron Brisbane, Electricity tariffs- the great deception

http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1902