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ANC in history: Collapse and rebuilding – Part 3
By: Raymond Suttner 24th October 2025 By the end of the 1930s petitioning had clearly failed and the organisation practically ceased to exist. The presidency of J. T. Gumede (1927–30)... →
Sustaining Growth
By: Terence Creamer 24th October 2025 It is now widely accepted that we live in a misinformation era – one where it has become acceptable, even fashionable, to be anti-science.... →
The ANC and ‘loyalism’: ANC cautiously claims space to demand rights – Part 2
By: Raymond Suttner 23rd October 2025 The establishment of the SANNC was a step towards Africans asserting their rights on a national basis and becoming an independent political voice.... →
Crime statistics belong to the public, not the police
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd October 2025 Having Stats SA validate and release crime figures would separate the statistics from police performance and depoliticise the data. The release of... →
The African National Congress in history and today – Part 1
By: Raymond Suttner 22nd October 2025 Our media is filled with articles on the imminent demise of the ANC. Such themes are buttressed by the increasing accuracy of forecasts deriving... →
Time to double down after security strikes against Boko Haram leaders
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st October 2025 Terror groups have rebounded after past leadership losses, so Lake Chad Basin security forces cannot afford complacency. Over the past three... →
High food prices in east and southern Africa: four steps to boost production and make markets work better
20th October 2025 Countries in east and southern Africa have continued to experience high and volatile food prices despite good harvests in 2025. This is especially... →
‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry
20th October 2025 “Reduce, reuse, recycle.” For more than 50 years, those three Rs have been the world’s go-to environmental mantra. →
Does Ramkalawan’s defeat mean Seychelles' democracy is maturing?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th October 2025 As the old guard storms back in recent elections, Seychelles may be entering a phase of stable power alternation. Patrick Herminie’s triumph in... →
Project Vulindlela
17th October 2025 On a recent roadshow around the country, I asked business audiences about Project Vulindlela. To my surprise, very few had heard of it. That is... →
