Researcher, analyst. Emeritus Prof. Books include ANC Underground, 2008, Recovering Democracy in SA,2015, Inside apartheid's prison, rev ed 2017. Next Memoirs.
South Africa (National)
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Raymond Suttner's work focuses on opinion editorials, expert commentary, legal policy regulation, and government announcements surrounding topics related to South Africa, crisis, emancipation, democracy, and political commentary. He frequently covers issues related to culture & society as well as government & politics.
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By: Raymond Suttner
The ANC in its malgovernance has put the future of the South African state under stress. We are faced with a situation where the state itself may collapse. And while the DA, the second largest party, has very low credibility, its long period of governance in the Western Cape deserves study.
By: Raymond Suttner
The ANC in its malgovernance has put the future of the South African state under stress. We are faced with a situation where the state itself may collapse. And while the DA, the second largest party, has very low credibility, its long period of governance in the Western Cape deserves study.
Why have the ANC and its allies fallen apart or become a shadow of themselves, hardly able to put a coherent idea across? What has it been in post-apartheid South Africa, possibly having roots in earlier periods of the ANC’s history as well as the history of the country, that may have predisposed this first South African experience of democracy to fall apart?
By: Raymond Suttner
Why have the ANC and its allies fallen apart or become a shadow of themselves, hardly able to put a coherent idea across?
By: Raymond Suttner
The emergence of the GNU in the wake of the shocking (but in some ways expected) election results – where the ANC was battered and received only 40% of the vote – has created a sense of hope for many people. Part One of a two-part series.
By: Raymond Suttner
We need to draw a distinction between people having a legitimate pride in the customs and cultures from which they come, and in using those customs and cultures as a form of arrogance and superiority in relation to other people, and sometimes evoking division within a community.
There are some signs that are very positive in the actions of some of the leadership of the government of national unity. There are signs of stability and the economic picture has improved to some extent, although it is still very weak and South Africa remains the most unequal country in the world.
By: Raymond Suttner
The Government of National Unity has created something new, although it would be an exaggeration to depict it as the basis for a rebirth of the
By: Raymond Suttner
Where are we now? We are in a situation where the partial resolution of the crisis of electoralism that precipitated the formation of the GNU did not solve the wider or multiple crises of the country. The wider crisis is still with us, and that crisis is certainly no closer to being resolved by us declaring that there's a crisis of leadership.
By: Raymond Suttner
In a healthy organisation, all ideas must be up for discussion and debate, including the value and validity of the Freedom Charter, National Democratic Revolution and other ‘sacred' concepts or documents. It is necessary to ask whether these serve as guides today and if not, alternatives must be up for debate. Part Two in a two-part series.
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