Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
Things fall apart in South Africa today and ANC leadership appears unable to act decisively
5th November 2021 Professor Raymond Suttner unpacks his column 'Things fall apart in South Africa today and ANC leadership appears unable to act decisively'. Read... →
Democracy takes a hit: Ways of recovering our political power
By: Raymond Suttner 2nd November 2021 The recent local government elections are unlikely to improve the lot of the poor who live in squalor, but there may be a more dangerous fallout,... →
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. →
