Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
How do we understand Nelson Mandela@100?
By: Raymond Suttner 29th May 2018 The centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth is an opportunity to reflect on the character of his life. One of the features of being a leader,... →
ANC recovery and democratic recovery-not the same thing
By: Raymond Suttner 21st May 2018 There is no doubt that very many South Africans feel more positive about political developments since the election of Cyril Ramaphosa to the ANC... →
Democratic state crisis holds security dangers
By: Raymond Suttner 14th May 2018 Last week I wrote an article referring to a democratic and state crisis.... →
Democratic project in trouble. How does it get remedied?
By: Raymond Suttner 7th May 2018 It is well known that Cyril Ramaphosa’s election as ANC president in December was by a small number of votes and that he was elected alongside... →
How do we understand our freedom?
By: Raymond Suttner 30th April 2018 How do we celebrate Freedom Day, or should we celebrate Freedom Day at all in South Africa, 24 years after the first democratic elections, years... →
North-West uprising and restoring democratic values and practices
By: Raymond Suttner 23rd April 2018 It is a common occurrence during protests to have foreign-owned businesses, that is businesses owned by refugees from Africa or Asia (not the... →
Is Zuma mounting a revolt against the Ramaphosa-led ANC and state?
By: Raymond Suttner 9th April 2018 In the last few weeks before and during the court appearance of Jacob Zuma in Durban last week there have been repeated self-references by Zuma to... →
Can the ANC recover ground lost under Zuma?
By: Raymond Suttner 5th April 2018 With the departure of Jacob Zuma as ANC and state president and the positive reception accorded to the initial period of the Cyril Ramaphosa... →
Shifting political ground challenges all parties 
By: Raymond Suttner 26th March 2018 The removal of Jacob Zuma as ANC and state president and some of the early steps of the Cyril Ramaphosa-led ANC and government has posed challenges... →
Pit toilet school deaths and human dignity
By: Raymond Suttner 18th March 2018 This week we mark Human Rights Day, on the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre of 1960. It comes in the wake of the second known death of a... →
