Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
Breaking with Zumaism
By: Raymond Suttner 8th October 2018 The hope has been repeatedly expressed that the onset of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency of the ANC and the country would represent a break with the... →
Gandhi and Mandela: a tentative interpretation
By: Raymond Suttner 2nd October 2018 Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi and Rolihlahla Nelson Mandela were very different types of persons in most respects. But it is too easy to... →
Freedom and ethics – then and now
By: Raymond Suttner 26th September 2018 What did it mean to join the liberation struggle against apartheid, in the difficult times and what does it mean now? Joining the liberation... →
Building mutual solidarity in a time of callousness
By: Raymond Suttner 17th September 2018 There is no doubt that the current ANC leadership faces great challenges. Having relieved the country of the burden of the Jacob Zuma presidency,... →
Attacks on “foreign nationals” and callous indifference 
By: Raymond Suttner 11th September 2018 “And Jesus said…’Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”- Matthew 8:20 The recent... →
End or new phase of coalition politics?
By: Raymond Suttner 3rd September 2018 The results of the 2016 Local Government elections revealed the possibility of the ANC being defeated in the 2019 national elections. This would... →
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... →
