Raymond Suttner
We need an inter-generational dialogue on legacies and meanings of freedom
14th September 2016 When Angela Davis delivered the annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture last week she engaged with important issues about how we relate to legacies,... →
Exchange between Raymond Suttner and Edna Molewa
12th September 2016 Here below is the record of an exchange between Raymond Suttner and Edna Molewa which took place during August and September 2016 on the pages of... →
Building our political future in a time of ANC disarray
5th September 2016 As is evident in discord voiced in the media, the ANC is still reeling after the setbacks it experienced in the local government elections of 3... →
Does the ANC face defeat in 2019? What are the implications?
22nd August 2016 No-one should expect the ANC leadership to have anticipated precisely how the local government elections would turn out. Polls predicted some type... →
The Zuma rape trial and its bearing on the post-Zuma era
17th August 2016 The #Zumamustfall movement has taken various forms, while agreeing on the call for President Jacob Zuma to resign. Prominent figureheads and... →
Will removing Zuma solve our problems?
8th August 2016 A common narrative has emerged in the wake of the recent local government elections: that the electoral fortunes of the ANC constituted a... →
Political freedom and values beyond elections
2nd August 2016 This week’s elections, which could lead to significant changes in electoral power of the ANC and other parties, are very important. But if we want... →
Is the ANC still the bearer of Nelson Mandela’s legacies?
27th July 2016 As I wrote this, the Democratic Alliance had just tweeted their new poster: “Honour Madiba’s dream, vote DA!” Some years ago, this would have... →
South Africa in crisis: is there a way out?
20th July 2016 With instability in Zimbabwe, where we are seeing demonstrations that would have been impossible to imagine in recent years, the possibility of... →
ANC legacies? Retrieving and deploying emancipatory values today
5th July 2016 For many decades and for many people, the name “ANC” conjured up selflessness, sacrifice in the service of the oppressed people of South Africa and... →
Tshwane in flames as ANC authority disintegrates
28th June 2016 There have always been problems with ANC electoral lists in post-apartheid South Africa. There have been undercurrents of dissatisfaction since the... →
Are the democratic gains of 1994 irreversible?
22nd June 2016 Every political organisation, including those concerned with emancipatory goals has to at times evaluate its strengths and weaknesses and that of... →
Political violence threatens an already battered democracy
14th June 2016 When I joined the liberation struggle led by the ANC/SACP alliance in the late 1960s, it entailed support for armed struggle. Until then I had been... →
“Show of strength” by declining ANC
8th June 2016 The Gauteng ANC almost fulfilled their promise that they would fill the 95,000- seater FNB stadium for the provincial launch of their local... →
How do we identify ethical leadership and politics?
25th May 2016 Very many South Africans are cynical about politics and doubtful whether it will ever be pursued with integrity, with the purpose of serving the... →
“Imminent arrest” of Pravin Gordhan and undermining of legality
19th May 2016 There has been a flurry of denials since the Sunday Times broke the story that Pravin Gordhan, the minister of finance, faced “imminent arrest” on... →
Democracy beyond electoralism
12th May 2016 The political choice is clear for many South Africans: If you don’t vote for the ANC then it is your duty to get them out of power by voting for... →
Removing Zuma: We need to ensure a democratic outcome
5th May 2016 The outpouring of anger and calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down, although occasioned by the Constitutional Court judgment on Nkandla, are... →
Freedom is a constant struggle
25th April 2016 They say that freedom is a constant struggle They say that freedom is a constant struggle →
Yes, Zuma must go. But what are the reasons?
21st April 2016 In life and in politics it often happens that a particular event or experience looms large in public consciousness and memory, representing more... →
Liberation and Ethics. Is there a connection?
5th April 2016 It is no exaggeration to suggest that the legitimacy not only of President Jacob Zuma and the ANC, but also the notion of the liberation struggle... →
Did Mandela “sell out” the struggle for freedom?
8th March 2016 “Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfil it, or betray it.” - Franz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth. →
Leadership – Honour, integrity and breach of trust
16th February 2016 The president of the country, Jacob Zuma conceded in court last week that he had failed with regard to the Nkandla debacle to act in accordance... →
Student protests and the quality of “post-apartheid” South Africa
10th February 2016 The student protests of 2015 rocked the country and forced significant concessions out of university authorities and the government. Much has been... →
South Africa in crisis – what type of leadership is needed?
24th November 2015 It is important to consider the type of leadership needed to rebuild South Africa. It is important to name our current political experience as... →
Has the ANC–led government lost legitimacy?
18th November 2015 One of the most troubling features of contemporary South African politics is the retreat of the ANC from its liberation past. That past was often... →
Understanding #Feesmustfall
6th November 2015 Researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sane Dhlamini about the #Feesmustfall campaign. Click here to read the column. →
Suttner's View: A political flux
6th November 2015 In this episode of Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks about a political flux. →
#Fees must fall and the status of “post-apartheid South Africa”
3rd November 2015 Many people are still reeling after the last few weeks of #Feesmustfall protests. At the moment of writing campuses are emerging from or still in... →
Suttner's View: #Feesmustfall
23rd October 2015 In this episode of Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks about the Fees Must Fall protest. →
Probing the ANC membership drop
23rd October 2015 In this episode of Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks about the ANC membership drop. →
ANC membership numbers - what significance?
20th October 2015 Many political observers were stunned when President Jacob Zuma announced at the recent National General Council that ANC membership numbers had... →
Suttner's View: The ANC NGC decision to withdraw from ICC
15th October 2015 In this episode of Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks about the ANC NGC decision to withdraw from the ICC. →
Steps towards understanding the EFF
15th October 2015 Researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sane Dhlamini about the steps towards understanding the Economic Freedom... →
What does EFF imagery communicate?
13th October 2015 With the resumption of parliamentary sittings, the question of appropriate dress and conduct, will resume. Imagery, whether through speech, dress,... →
Ongoing legal action over President Jacob Zuma’s fraud charges
8th October 2015 Researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sashnee Moodley about the ongoing legal action over President Jacob Zuma’s... →
Suttner's View: Cultural sensitivities and the sentencing of Thembu King
8th October 2015 In this episode of Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks about the cultural sensitivities and the sentencing of... →
Will Zuma go to jail?
5th October 2015 Charges against President Jacob Zuma have lingered throughout his rise and incumbency, even though the charges were withdrawn. It seems now that... →
Continued turmoil in police and prosecution system
23rd September 2015 In this episode of Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks about the continued turmoil in the police and... →
ANC beyond Zuma and the personalities
23rd September 2015 Researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sane Dhlamini about the ANC beyond Jacob Zuma. Click here to read the column. →
The ANC 'after Zuma'
15th September 2015 ANC politics was not always consumed by personalities or fortunes of individuals, leading to discussions over how this or that person would fare in... →
