Non-violence is essential to respect human dignity (Polity, 13 November 2017, reprinted in Daily Maverick and enca.com)

 

Much media coverage currently focuses on the “race” for the ANC presidency, “slates” of individuals who would apparently form part of the candidate’s team should s/he be elected, tallies of branch support, “kingmakers” and similar matters. Continue reading →

How do we get rid of Jacob Zuma and rebuild democracy? (Polity, 30 October, reprinted Daily Maverick and enca.com)

 

 

Every time one thinks we have heard the worst about Zuma and his acolytes or fraudsters or gangster associates there is more that emerges, Continue reading →

Policing in post-apartheid South Africa: the past in the present (Polity, 23 October 2017, reprinted in Daily Maverick and enca.com).

For most people, the police were the face of apartheid representing force against the majority of the South African population, without whose consent the state ruled. Continue reading →

Leadership in question (Polity 18 October 2017, reprinted in Daily Maverick and on enca.com)

Very many South Africans are worried about the character and quality of leadership of the country Continue reading →

Betrayal and recovering trust? (Polity 9 October 2017, reprinted in Daily Maverick and enca.com)

 

Hardly a day passes without new revelations of state capture, corruption and other forms of malgovernance. Continue reading →

The ANC and future without the ANC (Polity.org.za, reprinted Daily Maverick and enca.com), 3 October 2017

 

The violence in the ANC Eastern Cape elective conference shocked many people, even though violence (and murder) has become a common feature of the ANC in recent times.  Continue reading →