Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
Creation of the GNU did not resolve the multi-faceted broader crises facing South Africa
By: Raymond Suttner 28th October 2024 While writing a previous series evaluating the Government of National Unity (GNU) after 100 days, I said more than once that the GNU was... →
Assessing and engaging with the GNU after 100 days: prospect for democratic resurgence – Part Three
By: Raymond Suttner 16th October 2024 The previous part of this series argued that the depoliticised nature of the GNU does not mean that those committed to a resurgence of democracy... →
Assessing and engaging with the GNU after 100 days: prospect for democratic resurgence – Part Two
By: Raymond Suttner 15th October 2024 In part one of this series, it was argued that the GNU appears depoliticised insofar as it focuses on doing its tasks efficiently. It does not... →
Assessing and engaging with the GNU after 100 days: the prospect for democratic resurgence – Part One
By: Raymond Suttner 14th October 2024 The public standing of the Government of National Unity (GNU) does not appear to depend thus far on political statements or actions, but mainly on... →
Tribute to Pravin Gordhan: Part two – Pravin Gordhan, the fight for clean government and his “arrogance”
By: Raymond Suttner 17th September 2024 The allegations of arrogance raised against Pravin Gordhan (PG) relate to his relationship with the State Owned enterprises that had to a large... →
Tribute to Pravin Gordhan: Part one – Pravin Gordhan took on the pain of the oppressed as his own
By: Raymond Suttner 16th September 2024 This article is a contribution to the understanding of Pravin Gordhan. It also attempts, albeit in a limited way, to locate him in the context of... →
Evaluating the achievements and problems since the establishment of the GNU – Part Two
By: Raymond Suttner 4th September 2024 The reason why it was possible to create the Government of National Unity (GNU) and why it has an element of stability is that the two major... →
Evaluating what is new, positive and negative about the GNU – Part One
By: Raymond Suttner 3rd September 2024 Can the new South Africa be reborn? By this I do not mean some romantic notion whereby we return to all that was good in 1994, minus Madiba. I mean... →
It is unclear whether the National Dialogue will be either national or a dialogue – Part 4
By: Raymond Suttner 26th August 2024 The word national must be interrogated. Will the national dialogue be truly national and what does that mean? And will it be a genuine dialogue and... →
GNU to national dialogue and beyond – Part 3
By: Raymond Suttner 22nd August 2024 If the national dialogue is happening, there is no clear process nor indication of the categories of participants I mentioned previously that the... →
