Very insightful analysis of the decline of the ANC by Richard Pithouse. There are also some important remarks about organisations outside of the ANC, including the NGO sector, and the general absence of a powerful movement that can relieve the decadence and violence of the present.
Category Archives: Raymond Suttner writings
Raymond Suttner: Child rape and murder -now in Brakpan. Do we have tools for understanding?
The rape and murder of a young child in Brakpan is another tragedy in contemporary South Africa, Continue reading
Tito Mboweni’s son threatened with deportation as a ‘foreigner’
I am sorry that this has happened to Tumelo Mboweni, Continue reading
Zuma impressed with respect shown by Venda women who lay down to show respect
Once again President Jacob Zuma illustrates that his personal views are out of line with the constitutional requirements Continue reading
Raymond Suttner: ANC crisis-is NUMSA giving us a lead?
I have posted reports on the NUMSA impending split from the ANC ,SACP and possibly COSATU as a whole. Continue reading
Raymond Suttner, On Mandela’s models of masculinity
Raymond Suttner, Mandela puts apartheid on trial, 1962 and Rivonia trials
When Mandela was captured in 1962 the police did not know that he had been overseas for military training and that he was Commander in Chief of the recently formed Umkhonto we Sizwe, Spear of the nation, (MK).
http://www.polity.org.za/article/mandela-on-trial-its-meaning-for-us-today-2013-12-09
Raymond Suttner on the slow development of the young Nelson Mandela towards political consciousness
‘I was not born with a hunger to be free,’ Nelson Mandela writes in his autobiography. He immediately explains ‘I was born free-free in every way that I could know.
http://www.polity.org.za/article/nelson-mandela-becoming-a-freedom-fighter-2013-12-09
Raymond Suttner, Johannesburg street traders (with permits) victory may seem small in larger scheme of things, but these days we should rejoice wherever rights triumph over arrogant power
The return of the traders (who held legal permits) to Johannesburg city centre after a constitutional court hearing has aroused considerable emotion Continue reading
Traders win right to return to trading in Constituitonal court
With only a brief report at hand it appears that the constitutional court has done far more than was expected w Continue reading
Khadija Patel on perceptions of and actual corruption
Both perceptions of corruption and actual incidence of corruption have risen Continue reading
Exchange with Marius L Fransman (on Faceboook), leader of the ANC in the Western Cape, asking when I would come and campaign there
Marius L Fransman: Prof, when you coming to help with campaign in WC, Continue reading
Let us hope that Krejcir torture claims are properly investigated
A climate exists that can easily lead one to ignore the torture claims of Radovan Krejcir. Continue reading
Pierre de Vos, E-toll civil disobedience reveals lack of respect for democracy
The period of white rule and apartheid saw a long history of civil disobedience and indeed defiance, Continue reading
In a period of shameful acts, Johannesburg ‘cleansing’ must be one of the most disgraceful episodes of our time
When the Johannesburg Council removed traders from the pavements of the inner city, Continue reading
Clean up of inner city is attack on livelihood of traders struggling to survive
The removal of traders, legally present and sometimes illegally, from the inner city, Continue reading
Law firms remain overwhelmingly white and this spirals into higher echelons of the legal profession
These figures for white domination of the side bar (attorneys/solicitors) have spin offs of a range of types. Continue reading
Khutsong vigilante justice where police leave a vacuum
Clearly the killing of alleged gang members by members of the Khutsong community where the police failed to defend them, points to a wider problem of governability. Continue reading
Legal Aid SA to appeal ruling on Marikana massacre funding.
This ought not to be legal action taken by Legal Aid SA. Continue reading
Private prison administrators G 4 S claim critics cast them as villains because they oppose privatisation
I am one of those who opposes privatisation of public services especially the prison and police services. Continue reading
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