Other Opinions
Responding to the President’s Zuma’s State of the Nation Address: Reflections on the Challenges confronting Higher Education
By: Adam Habib 12th June 2009 What is required of a Presidential State of the Nation address at the dawn of a new political administration? Two elements are important in such an... →
There is no recovery yet
By: Seeraj Mohamed 12th June 2009 Many newspaper reports give us false hope that the global economic crisis has started to abate. They argue that the US financial system is... →
Where were you when the UK government imploded?
By: Brandon Hamber 12th June 2009 There is probably not a reader of this column who has not been part of a ‘where were you when?’ conversation. Where were you when Nelson Mandela... →
Constitutional Court Appointments Will Test Judicial Waters
By: Idasa, an African Democracy Institute 10th June 2009 When the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) meets later this year to consider who will replace four titans of the Constitutional Court when their... →
It's all ears as South Africans from all quarters await State of the Nation address
By: Idasa, an African Democracy Institute 3rd June 2009 When President Jacob Zuma comes to Parliament on Wednesday to deliver his state of the nation address, he will be under intense scrutiny from all... →
The new bubble
By: Seeraj Mohamed 15th May 2009 Some economists accuse developed countries of telling developing countries to “do as I say, not as I do”. →
A whole new dynamic in SA Parliament sets the scene for intriguing session
By: Idasa, an African Democracy Institute 13th May 2009 The welcome mats were rolled out for the swearing in of new Members of Parliament this week. The fourth Parliament looks somewhat different, with... →
Time to Close Book on Party-Funding Secrecy in SA
By: Idasa, an African Democracy Institute 13th May 2009 WITH the elections over and the African National Congress celebrating its victory, it is clear that, along with the people, the money has also spoken. →
Election response: Shifting Political Landscape
By: Idasa, an African Democracy Institute 30th April 2009 After months of anticipation, widespread speculation and tireless campaigning by political parties, the 2009 South African elections have come and... →
Zuma's Presidency assured but his political survival beyond 2014 is not
By: Idasa, an African Democracy Institute 29th April 2009 Barring an act of the gods, Jacob Zuma will be South Africa's next president, inaugurated on 9 May. His road to the Presidency will have been a... →
