Raymond Suttner

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

Raymond Suttner: Troubles in tripartite alliance and alternative forms of unity (Polity Video)

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Posted on January 6, 2015 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU), Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, democratisation, emancipation, Evictions, Housing, human rights, Interview, Jacob Zuma, Land, Leadership, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), Patriarchy, patronage, prosecution, SACP, SACP history, Theoretical questions, trade unions, United front, Violence, working class | Tagged COSATU paralysis, Crisis of tripartite alliance, united front initiative | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner: What is the significance of NUMSA’s expulsion from COSATU (Polity video)

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Posted on November 12, 2014 by raymondsuttner. Posted in Abahlali baseMjondolo, ANC, Basic services, Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU), Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, democratisation, emancipation, Housing, human rights, Interview, Jacob Zuma, Leadership, Local government, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), Nkandla, Parliament, patronage, Popular power, Theoretical questions, trade unions, United front, working class | Tagged blow to ANC fortunes, blow to labour movement, Cosatu national asset, determined to expel, no effort to keep NUMSA in fold, NUMSA united front -broad? | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner: NUMSA and development of a United Front (Polity interview)

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Posted on November 4, 2014 by raymondsuttner. Posted in Basic services, Contemporary South Africa, Interview, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), Popular power, Theoretical questions, United front | Tagged Components of united front, how establish programme, listening and learning, resources required, training in running meetings etc | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner: Numsa’s United Front and Left Party-what lies ahead (Polity)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/numsas-united-front-and-leftist-party-what-lies-ahead-2014-10-29

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Posted on October 29, 2014 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Basic services, City planning, Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU), Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, democratisation, Economy, Education, emancipation, Evictions, Housing, human rights, Local government, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), patronage, Popular power, Raymond Suttner writings, SACP, socialism, Theoretical questions, trade unions, UDF, United front, Violence, working class | Tagged Left party, membership, NGOs, programmes, relationship to United Front, social movements | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner: Numsa takes steps to launch united front (Polity video)

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Posted on October 21, 2014 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Basic services, City planning, Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU), Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, democratisation, Housing, Interview, Land, Leadership, Local government, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), patronage, Popular power, SACP, socialism, Theoretical questions, trade unions, UDF, United front | Tagged consultations with communities, Left party, NGOs, relationship between UF and Workers Party, resources | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner: On the Freedom Charter (Valley FM)

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Posted on October 12, 2014 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Basic services, City planning, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, democratisation, Education, emancipation, Environment, Evictions, Housing, human rights, Interview, Jacob Zuma, Land, Local government, Nkandla, Parliament, patronage, Popular power, prosecution, racism, Theoretical questions, UDF, United front | Tagged collection of demands, contemporary relevance, Freedom Charter, how created, how take values of FC forward, Relationship with constitution | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner: Towards an active citizenry united behind democratic rule (Polity video)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/towards-an-active-citizenry-united-behind-democratic-rule-2014-09-18

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Posted on September 18, 2014 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Basic services, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, democratisation, Interview, Local government, United front | Tagged broad unity around common issues, demoralisation, Doctrinal unity, people feel disempowered | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner: Building unity to end civic powerlessness (Polity)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/building-unity-to-end-civic-powerlessness-2014-09-10

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Posted on September 10, 2014 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, Democratic Alliance (DA), democratisation, Jacob Zuma, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), Nkandla, patronage, Popular power, Public Protector, Raymond Suttner writings, Theoretical questions, UDF, United front | Tagged broad unity, civic power, Powerlessness, recover rights | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner, Zuma’s future and our future (Polity video)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/zumas-future-and-our-future-2014-09-10

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Posted on September 10, 2014 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, Democratic Alliance (DA), democratisation, Interview, Jacob Zuma, Nkandla, patronage, Popular power, prosecution, Public Protector, UDF, United front | Tagged defend constitutionalism, In UK head of government would resign, legal action expensive, need to built civic power, Political culture, wider than UDF constituency | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner, How do we recover democracy under attack? (Polity video)

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Posted on August 26, 2014 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, Democratic Alliance (DA), democratisation, Interview, Theoretical questions, United front | Tagged Dominant party approach, understanding crisis, united citizenry, unlikelihood of supplanting ANC | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner, Can current crisis lead to political change in SA? (Polity video)

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Posted on August 26, 2014 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Constitutionalism, Contemporary South Africa, corruption, democratisation, emancipation, Gender, Housing, human rights, Interview, Jacob Zuma, Land, Leadership, Masculinity, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), Nkandla, patronage, Rape, socialism, Theoretical questions, trade unions, United front, Violence | Tagged danger of ideology first, form of organisation determined by conditions, Listen and learn, non sectarian, NUMSA initiative, trivialising nonsexism | Leave a comment

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