Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
Accountability, dignity and compassion
By: Raymond Suttner 21st August 2018 At the core of the South African constitution is a vision of a society that is based on human dignity and the rights of all its peoples. The... →
On whom do we rely for our democratic future?
By: Raymond Suttner 13th August 2018 Who is the custodian of our democratic and transformational project, who do we look to in order to see it through and safeguard its integrity and... →
“Expropriation without compensation” Where is the plan for addressing land reform?
By: Raymond Suttner 6th August 2018 Democratic and ethical leadership depends, in the first place, on trust. People need to believe and trust what a leader or organisation says... →
Undeclared crisis of the “new dawn”
By: Raymond Suttner 30th July 2018 There are a range of developments happening simultaneously at the moment that throw a disquieting light on any democratic and potentially broader... →
Exhibition of photographic works on ‘Nelson Mandela’s roots revisited’, by Bonile Bam
23rd July 2018 The University of Johannesburg Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with the University Library and the National Institute for the Humanities... →
Insights of rating agencies and thinking on the ground
By: Raymond Suttner 16th July 2018 When Cyril Ramaphosa became state president, he inherited leadership in a state with a massive debt. Indebtedness hovers everywhere and seeps into... →
Lessons from Mandela’s leadership (Part 5)
By: Raymond Suttner 9th July 2018 This series has repeatedly referred to the problem of celebrating Nelson Mandela without articulating the qualities that attached to him, that... →
Nelson Mandela’s leadership and gender practices (#MandelaLeadershipSeries Part 4)
By: Raymond Suttner 2nd July 2018 The centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth continues to be dominated by celebration of a person, the character of whose greatness is not probed.... →
Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership: Many challenges, “no easy ride”
By: Raymond Suttner 25th June 2018 The election of Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president in December marked a significant, albeit indecisive break with the Jacob Zuma era. Ramaphosa... →
Imagery and identities in Mandela’s leadership (Part 3)
By: Raymond Suttner 18th June 2018 From early in his life Nelson Mandela was very conscious of who he was, in relation to others, his identity or identities and the imagery that he... →
