Crisis of constitutionalism and legality

One of the features distinguishing post-Polokwane political developments has been the attack on constitutionalism and legality. Continue reading

Guptagate, crises and contempt for the public. By Raymond Suttner

It is clear that very few people believe government’s explanation for the illegal landing of the Gupta wedding party at a key military installation in Waterkloof. There are very few people who accept that the handful of individuals who have been fingered would undertake such a massive breach of security on their own. Continue reading

Questions about current politics

Article and audio-visual interview prior to ANC Mangaung conference, in December 2012

Questions about current politics

The Zuma era by Raymond Suttner, 2009

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The Zuma era in ANC history: new crisis or new beginning?

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Periodisation, Cultural Construction and Representation of ANC Masculinities through Dress, Gesture and Indian Nationalist Influence*

This is a scholarly article, which draws on ANC history and Indian influences on that history and the struggle in general, through various cultural lenses, notably dress and various gestures.  Click on link that follows:Dress