Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
Things fall apart in South Africa today and ANC leadership appears unable to act decisively
By: Raymond Suttner 25th October 2021 There is a general sense of “things falling apart” in South Africa today, something more than corruption or widespread ineffectiveness, but a... →
If we want to remedy our current choiceless democracy, we must re-establish link between politics and the people
By: Raymond Suttner 12th October 2021 There is a general sense of cynicism about the forthcoming elections. Political parties are not trusted, and their undertakings are not believed.... →
Has South Africa managed Covid well? 
By: Raymond Suttner 7th October 2021 South Africa managed Covid as well as it could, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa. It is an important assertion and a question to consider... →
Revitalising democratic life
28th September 2021 Professor Raymond Suttner unpacks his column 'Revitalising democratic life'. Click here to read the column. →
“Where there is no vision, the people perish” – Proverbs 29:18.
28th September 2021 Professor Raymond Suttner unpacks his column "Where there is no vision, the people perish” – Proverbs 29:18. Click here to read the column. →
Revitalising democratic life
By: Raymond Suttner 22nd September 2021 On various campaign visits to communities in recent days, the ANC and Cyril Ramaphosa himself continue to provide evidence to many who were likely... →
“Where there is no vision, the people perish” – Proverbs 29:18.
By: Raymond Suttner 13th September 2021 In my recent article on “deZumafication”, I referred to the absence of vision in the post-Zuma era. (See “’De-Zumafication’” and the possibly... →
What is political analysis?
10th September 2021 Professor Raymond Suttner unpacks his column 'What is political analysis?'. Click here to read the column. →
“De-Zumafication” and the possibly terminal crisis of the ANC
10th September 2021 Professor Raymond Suttner unpacks his column “De-Zumafication” and the possibly terminal crisis of the ANC. Click here to read the column. →
“De-Zumafication” and the possibly terminal crisis of the ANC 
By: Raymond Suttner 7th September 2021 The current crisis of the ANC has taken a range of permutations. I have not wanted to write a series of narratives - of which we have plenty - on... →
