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Category Archives: Negotiations

Raymond Suttner: South Africa 20 years on: a state in crisis (The Africa Report)

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Posted on March 14, 2015 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Basic services, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, democratisation, Jacob Zuma, Leadership, Negotiations, Nelson Mandela, Nkandla, Parliament, patronage, Policing, Public Protector, Raymond Suttner writings, Thabo Mbeki, Violence | Tagged 20 years of democracy, crisis of legality, High unemployment, low growth | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner audio interview with Gareth Cliff 12 March 2015

http://iono.fm/e/149088

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Posted on March 13, 2015 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Armed struggle, Chris Hani, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, democratisation, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), emancipation, Gender, Heroism, human rights, Interview, Jacob Zuma, Joe Slovo, Julius Malema, Leadership, Masculinity, Negotiations, Nelson Mandela, Nkandla, Parliament, Patriarchy, patronage, SACP, Theoretical questions, UDF, Umkhonto we Sizwe, Underground struggle | Tagged arrest, break with SACP, Changed evaluation of Mandela, Chris Hani's legacies, counter-surveillance, jail, joining struggle, macho masculinity, models of manhood, New book: Recovering Democracy, Personal background, surveillance | Leave a comment

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 →

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Posted on March 2, 2015 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Armed struggle, Chris Hani, Contemporary South Africa, Gender, Heroism, Jacob Zuma, Leadership, Masculinity, Negotiations, Nelson Mandela, Patriarchy, Raymond Suttner writings, Theoretical questions, Violence | Tagged boxer, changing masculinity, gentless, toughness, toyi toyi, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela | Leave a comment

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

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Posted on February 16, 2015 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, Democratic Alliance (DA), democratisation, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Leadership, Negotiations, Nkandla, Parliament, Policing, Raymond Suttner writings, United front, Violence | Tagged Eviction of EFF from parliament, jamming of communication, security forces, violence, Zuma laughs | Leave a comment

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.

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Posted on February 11, 2015 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Armed struggle, Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), Basic services, Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU), Constitutional Court, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, Democratic Alliance (DA), democratisation, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), emancipation, Evictions, Freedom Charter, Gandhi, Gender and sexuality, Housing, human rights, Interview, Jacob Zuma, Leadership, Local government, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), Negotiations, Nelson Mandela, Nkandla, Parliament, Patriarchy, patronage, Policing, Popular power, prosecution, Public Protector, Public/private, racism, Rape, Raymond Suttner writings, SACP, Theoretical questions, Umkhonto we Sizwe, United front, Violence | Tagged discussant Antony Altbeker, Recovering Democracy in South Africa, Troyeville hotel | Leave a comment

Confirmed launches :Recovering democracy in SA

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

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Posted on February 10, 2015 by raymondsuttner. Posted in Abahlali baseMjondolo, ANC, Armed struggle, Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), Basic services, Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU), Constitutional Court, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, Culture and identities, Democratic Alliance (DA), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), emancipation, Evictions, Exile, Freedom Charter, Gandhi, Gender and sexuality, Housing, human rights, Interview, Jacob Zuma, Land, Leadership, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), Negotiations, Nelson Mandela, Nkandla, Parliament, Patriarchy, patronage, Policing, Popular power, prosecution, Public Protector, Public/private, racism, Rape, Raymond Suttner writings, SACP, street committees, Thabo Mbeki, Theoretical questions, trade unions, UDF, Umkhonto we Sizwe, ungovernability, United front, Walter Sisulu | Tagged combatting defeatism, empowering with undrstanding, recovering democracy | Leave a comment

Recovering democracy in SA to appear February

My book: Recovering democracy in South Africa will be published by Jacana Media in February. Continue reading →

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Posted on January 27, 2015 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Armed struggle, Basic services, Chief Albert Luthuli, Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU), Constitutional Court, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, Culture and identities, custom, Democratic Alliance (DA), democratisation, Economic Freedom Fighters, emancipation, Exile, Freedom Charter, Gandhi, Gender and sexuality, Heroism, Housing, human rights, Jacob Zuma, Land, Leadership, Local government, Masculinity, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), Negotiations, Nelson Mandela, Nkandla, Oliver Tambo, Parliament, Patriarchy, patronage, Policing, Popular power, prosecution, Public Protector, Public/private, Rape, Raymond Suttner writings, SACP, SACP history, Thabo Mbeki, Theoretical questions, UDF, Umkhonto we Sizwe, Underground struggle, ungovernability, United front, Violence, Walter Sisulu | Tagged February 2015, Jacana publishers, recovering democracy | 1 Comment

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