Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
The Ramaphosa presidency – constraints and choices
By: Raymond Suttner 26th February 2018 As one watches the unfolding of the Cyril Ramaphosa presidency one sees the care taken in preparing almost every gesture and presentation that... →
Unfinished business and legacies of the #Zuma period
By: Raymond Suttner 19th February 2018 Many will evaluate Jacob Zuma’s legacies by considering its impact on the economy, the rule of law, public institutions and similar factors. This... →
Managing Zuma’s departure without undermining democratic values
By: Raymond Suttner 12th February 2018 Ever since the ANC conference in December the public and for the most part, the ANC has watched how ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa would address the... →
“Two centres of power” within the ANC? How does #Ramaphosa resolve this?
By: Raymond Suttner 5th February 2018 Making deals, through securing a meeting of minds, always bears the danger that one celebrates negotiating skills and deal making rather than... →
Cyril Ramaphosa “triumphant”: what does this mean?
By: Raymond Suttner 29th January 2018 Astonishingly, in one month, much of the formal political terrain in South African politics has changed significantly, though unevenly and with... →
Transitioning from Zuma to Ramaphosa
By: Raymond Suttner 22nd January 2018 The election of Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC President in December evoked much euphoria or cautious optimism, in the ANC, business and media. But... →
De Lille crisis reveals DA factionalism and extreme centralisation
By: Raymond Suttner 15th January 2018 This time last year the DA had reason to be happy with their change of political fortunes. The local government elections of 2016 had seen it take... →
Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency: taking sides
By: Raymond Suttner 7th January 2018 Different people relate to the election of Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president in distinct ways, and this may relate to their political location.... →
What can we expect from South Africa's ANC conference? 
By: Raymond Suttner 13th December 2017 These days, South Africa's media seem to be reporting continuously on a single subject: the governing ANC's 54th national conference that is... →
ANC in December: what is at stake?
By: Raymond Suttner 3rd December 2017 Fairly often it is suggested that the ANC may not be able to hold its December conference, now frequently called an “elective conference”.... →
