Tag Archives: masculinities
Why is this election different from all previous ones:early evaluation of Zuma era
Nomboniso Gasa on ENCA on rape and murder of Anene Booysen
Nomboniso Gasa on ENCA on death of initiates in Mpumalanga
Raymond Suttner, Chris Hani legacy is contested
The legacy of Chris Hani is obviously contested. Underneath many of the tributes referring to his selfless and revolutionary qualities there is on the one hand an attempt to legitimate the decadent, looting leaders of today. They have the resources to be present and in the forefront of a range of events to commemorate Hani’s life, as they will be later this month when OR Tambo is remembered.
On the other hand, those who are being robbed, evoke the memory of Hani as an alternative to what they see and know and even what they do not know but have come to expect will happen with their resources and the dreams they cherish for improvement of their lives.
No matter how many layers of red some of the leaders may wear, or the number of times they use revolutionary phrases or call others counter-revolutionary, they will not be able to stand in for Hani. He used to listen carefully to people. His speeches were not rhetorical displays, but responses to what he heard. That is what the people who loved him now miss.
Raymond Suttner, Remembering Chris Hani
I have hesitated to write about Chris Hani, partly because I did not know Comrade Chris all that well, meeting him for the first time in 1990. But I want to convey a few things that I learnt. The first is that Chris cared about people and this one hears from all the MK soldiers, that he was concerned about every one of them, spending evenings with them, remembering their names even after fleeting meetings. Continue reading
Abuse of woman by security guards in Limpopo and prevalent violent culture
We are in a country that is in denial in the sense that there is not recognition of the scale of the crisis of violence, predominantly violent masculinities, manifested in schools, shops, in the streets, by the police and also by the public in various situations. Continue reading
Luthuli and the lessons of his leadership
Luthuli and the lessons of his leadership
An article and audio-visual interview on the lessons of the leadership of Chief Albert Luthuli
Manhood and the struggle
This is an article written for the Sunday Independent. Please click on link that follows: Manhood and the struggle
50th anniversary of MK and the question of violence
50th anniversary of MK and the question of violence
Article and audio-visual interview
Rethinking National Democratic Revolution (NDR):the national question.
This paper is work in progress
Crisis of liberation-the Zuma era and beyond
This is a booklet published in 2010 examining the crisis of the ANC-led liberation struggle, in particular with the advent of Jacob Zuma to the presidency of the organisation and the country. Click on link that follows: ANC STUDY – FES 2010 review2
Raymond Suttner 