Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
Constitutionalism and the quality of democracy: are we immune to fascism?
By: Raymond Suttner 30th October 2018 In contemporary South Africa much attention is rightly devoted to restoring legality, constitutionalism and practices that conform to what is... →
The place of the popular and the populist
By: Raymond Suttner 24th October 2018 It is common in political commentary -locally and internationally- to treat the popular and populist as one. It is important that they be... →
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... →
