Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
Assessing and engaging with the GNU after 100 days: the prospect for democratic resurgence – Part One
By: Raymond Suttner 14th October 2024 The public standing of the Government of National Unity (GNU) does not appear to depend thus far on political statements or actions, but mainly on... →
Tribute to Pravin Gordhan: Part two – Pravin Gordhan, the fight for clean government and his “arrogance”
By: Raymond Suttner 17th September 2024 The allegations of arrogance raised against Pravin Gordhan (PG) relate to his relationship with the State Owned enterprises that had to a large... →
Tribute to Pravin Gordhan: Part one – Pravin Gordhan took on the pain of the oppressed as his own
By: Raymond Suttner 16th September 2024 This article is a contribution to the understanding of Pravin Gordhan. It also attempts, albeit in a limited way, to locate him in the context of... →
Evaluating the achievements and problems since the establishment of the GNU – Part Two
By: Raymond Suttner 4th September 2024 The reason why it was possible to create the Government of National Unity (GNU) and why it has an element of stability is that the two major... →
Evaluating what is new, positive and negative about the GNU – Part One
By: Raymond Suttner 3rd September 2024 Can the new South Africa be reborn? By this I do not mean some romantic notion whereby we return to all that was good in 1994, minus Madiba. I mean... →
It is unclear whether the National Dialogue will be either national or a dialogue – Part 4
By: Raymond Suttner 26th August 2024 The word national must be interrogated. Will the national dialogue be truly national and what does that mean? And will it be a genuine dialogue and... →
GNU to national dialogue and beyond – Part 3
By: Raymond Suttner 22nd August 2024 If the national dialogue is happening, there is no clear process nor indication of the categories of participants I mentioned previously that the... →
From Government of National Unity to National Dialogue and beyond – Part two
By: Raymond Suttner 19th August 2024 This article represents a continuation of one published two months ago. At the time I saw the Government of National Unity (GNU) as an attempt to... →
How and why I plan to support the GNU – Part one
By: Raymond Suttner 24th June 2024 Watching developments in the Government of National Unity (GNU) over the recent period, I remain hopeful that its being set up will represent a new... →
ANC in minority: trying to understand the path(s) ahead
By: Raymond Suttner 10th June 2024 The South African public may be somewhat bewildered by the results of the general election. This despite many having wanted, and polls predicting,... →
