Category Archives: Jacob Zuma

Raymond Suttner: Eis terug die demokrasie

http://www.netwerk24.com/stemme/2015-03-05-eis-terug-die-demokrasie

Raymond Suttner: Nelson Mandela’s masculinities

[This is an extract from the book Recovering democracy in South Africa that appeared in the Sunday Times under a different title yesterday] Continue reading →

Nomboniso Gasa: King’s culture call is all about land

http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2015/02/27/kings-culture-call-is-all-about-land

Press release on Raymond Suttner’s Recovering Democracy in SA (Jacana)

Recovering Democracy PR

RAYMOND SUTTNER: CAPE TOWN BOOK LAUNCHES RECOVERING DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE TOWN LAUNCHES of RECOVERING DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA CONFIRMED FOR 9 APRIL 2015 Continue reading →

Confirmed book launches for Recovering Democracy in SA (21 February)

Update for launches of Recovering Democracy in South Africa (Jacana Media). Update 21 February 2015

Book availability. The book ought to be in the book stores late in the first week of March 2015 and e books will be available at a date to be announced.

The following launches have been confirmed thus far:

1.18 March 2015 Troyeville Hotel. Dinner starting 6 pm. In conversation with Anthony Altbeker. Flyer will be posted soon and bookings can be made with the hotel.

2. 19 March 2015, 6 p.m.Wits History Workshop/Wits Institute for Social and Econoic Research (WISER), launch at WISER Discussants: Dr Arianna Lissoni, Wits History Workshop and Dr Mcebisi Ndletyana, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Refection (MISTRA). Flyer to be posted soon. Those who are not on mailing list and wish to be invited should please inbox me

3. 26 March 2015. Rhodes University launch , Humanities seminar room, 5.30 pm. Flyer to be posted.

4. 1 APRIL 2015, launch/ discussion at Poppy’s, 6-7th Street Melville starting 6 p.m, ending 7.15 pm. This will be followed by jazz band. Flyer to be posted.

5. Date in early April to be confirmed. 10 a.m. Launch & discussion at UCT Graduate School of Business. Part of their Roundtable series. Chair Professor Mills Soko. Discussant to be confirmed. Any person based at UCT wishing to be invited please inbox me.

6. The will be a public launch in Cape Town on the evening of UCT launch, details to be announced.

7. 15 April 2015. Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA) hosts launch in Pietermaritzburg in late afternoon. Flyer to be posted

8. 23 April 2015. Steve Biko Foundation, Ginsburg, Eastern Cape, time to be confirmed. Flyer to be posted. Anyone wishing to attend who is not on SBF mailing list please inbox me. Flyer to be posted.

Further locations for launches are under discussion and will be posted as they are confirmed.

Raymond Suttner: Zuma period: Depoliticised but distinct character

When I said that the current period in SA politics is depoliticised Continue reading →

Raymond Suttner: Living in depoliticised times

We are living in depoliticised times. Continue reading →

Raymond Suttner The attack on parliament -where to from here (Polity video)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/the-attack-on-parliament-where-to-from-here-2015-02-17

Raymond Suttner: EFF contribution to SA politics (Polity video)

Raymond Suttner: Parliament’s attempted lock-down threatens everyone’s freedom (Polity)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/parliaments-attempted-lock-down-threatens-everyones-freedom-2015-02-16

@AdriaanBasson ‘Gedleyihlekisa laughs at you’

Adriaan Basson has a very good column in Beeld today about his experiences at SONA that I hope he will post in English. He takes the meaning of Gedleyihlekisa one who laughs while you are hurt or similar and describes the violence in parliament and the worst part seeing Zuma laugh, laughing at us, laughing at the attack on our democracy, because he is or believes he is untouchable

Examining @pierredevos’ Preliminary legal issues relating to ejection of EFF

Pierre De Vos sets out some of the legal issues relating to parliament and the ejection of the EFF Continue reading →

In conversation with @antonyaltbeker on Recovering Democracy in SA at Troyeville 18 March

Launch of Recovering Democracy in South Africa at Troyeville Hotel 18 March 2015
Raymond Suttner will be in conversation with Antony Altbeker. Supper served from 6.30 pm.

Confirmed launches :Recovering democracy in SA

Updated information on confirmed launches of Recovering Democracy in South Africa (Jacana publishers) confirmed thus far: Continue reading →

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

Recovering democracy in South Africa-in bookshops first week March

Flyer

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

Protecting Jacob Zuma consumes the ANC

Lebo Keswa: Gumede: a victim of factional ANC politics and responses by Adriaan Basson and Brad Cibane

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2015-01-05-gumede-a-victim-of-factional-anc-politics/?utm_source=Daily+Maverick+Mailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=First+Thing+with+John+stupart%3A+Tuesday%2C+2+September+2014&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymaverick.co.za%2Fopinionista%2F2015-01-05-gumede-a-victim-of-factional-anc-politics%2F#.VKv18MbN6-I

Adriaan Basson: Interesting but strange piece. She is trying too hard to exonerate Gumede – why? This is not the first time his deals have made headlines. His Telkom tender should have been investigated, but wasn’t. His home affairs tender is still on Thuli Madonsela’s ever-growing pile. Maybe Lebo can give examples of companies/tenders that should be probed, but aren’t.
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Adriaan Basson See also http://m.mg.co.za/…/2010-11-05-robert-asked-me-to-pay…

‘Robert asked me to pay R100K to Telkom executive’ | Mail & Guardian (Mobile…
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Brad Cibane:

Brad Cibane I might have missed the point of the article. It seems to be based on information not shared with readers.

1. Keswa argues, if I am not wrong, that the ANC procures services and then does not pay them. When companies (or persons) claim payment, the ANC uses law enforcement to punish the demanders. This is a serious allegation not supported by anything in the article.

2. Unfortunately, her link to the Sunday Independent is faulty and self-cites. I do think she muddles one point. She seems to suggest that business people engage in criminal activities and are protected by the ANC. When they fall out of favor, they lose the protection. I don’t get the sense in this point. First, why won’t the accuseds expose the ANC. And, secondly, why engage in criminal activities in the first place?

3. The by-the-by point about procurement panels being incompetent is a non-starter. Panels decide based on documents placed before them. Keswa says “so what,” which I find puzzling!

My biggest point, I think, is that Keswa seems to have information that she is not sharing with the rest of us. She seems to be highlighting a serious problem but the Gumede case is woefully inadequate.