Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
Leadership in question
By: Raymond Suttner 18th October 2017 Very many South Africans are worried about the character and quality of leadership of the country and continue to hear allegations of corruption... →
Betrayal and recovering trust?
By: Raymond Suttner 9th October 2017 Hardly a day passes without new revelations of state capture, corruption and other forms of malgovernance. These emanate from the Public... →
The ANC and future without the ANC 
By: Raymond Suttner 2nd October 2017 The violence in the ANC Eastern Cape elective conference shocked many people, even though violence (and murder) has become a common feature of the... →
Decolonising project: what is the place of ubuntu?
By: Raymond Suttner 26th September 2017 The process of pursuing decolonisation of the colonial and apartheid knowledge and cultural projects, often relates to retrieval of the... →
Zuma and allies under pressure: what way forward for the country?
By: Raymond Suttner 18th September 2017 We are in a very confusing moment of post apartheid politics. At one level much of the support base around President Jacob Zuma is under attack or... →
December ANC conference: what are realistic expectations?
By: Raymond Suttner 11th September 2017 Most commentators and sections of business see December 2017 as a decisive moment for the country, insofar as someone other than Jacob Zuma is... →
Are DA-led coalitions sustainable now and into 2019?
By: Raymond Suttner 5th September 2017 In last year’s local government elections the ANC nearly fell below 50% of the national vote. It lost three major metros, in addition to Cape Town,... →
Ruth First, validating dissent and building a democratic consensus
By: Raymond Suttner 28th August 2017 On 17 August 2017, the 35th anniversary of Ruth First’s assassination was marked at the University of the Witwatersrand with a panel discussing... →
“Jailbird”, Sergeant Joubert and me
By: Raymond Suttner 21st August 2017 Recently a relative phoned and said “Bertie Joubert” sends regards. I asked who this was and he said he is the warder who got me a... →
The no confidence vote: where to now?
By: Raymond Suttner 15th August 2017 Everyone appears to agree that last week’s motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma signified something very significant and different in... →
