Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
Law and the legal profession in a democracy under attack
By: Raymond Suttner 7th October 2019 I am a qualified advocate but have had very little practical experience. I have more experience in working as an academic lawyer by day and as a... →
Reinvigorating our vocabulary for freedom and emancipation
By: Raymond Suttner 7th October 2019 The publication of this article is part of a personal and intellectual journey rethinking my political understandings. I am particularly concerned... →
Build unity to defend democracy and advance an emancipatory future
By: Raymond Suttner 26th September 2019 Despite making significant gains, in recovering state assets that were misappropriated during the Jacob Zuma era and restoration of legality, there... →
#Xenophobia #Rape and the crisis of credibility
By: Raymond Suttner 12th September 2019 Recent weeks have been widely interpreted as representing crises for the Cyril Ramaphosa presidency, and it does not look like it will abate in the... →
CR17 funding and the quality of our democratic life 
By: Raymond Suttner 2nd September 2019 During the ANC and State Presidency of Jacob Zuma, one of the features of the organisation's changing character was the absence of debate, the loss... →
#CR17 campaign funding and the changes in our politics
By: Raymond Suttner 21st August 2019 I am not in a position to assess the legality of the CR17 campaign funding released in media leaks and arising from the Public Protector's report... →
If the Public Protector ought to go, who will make it happen?
By: Raymond Suttner 26th July 2019 Much public commentary since Monday 22 July has concerned the Constitutional Court judgment on the Public Protector (PP), Busisiwe Mkhwebane... →
The threat to democracy (part two) The EFF
By: Raymond Suttner 16th July 2019 Last week the EFF crossed a threshold, in the violation of constitutional democracy, by approaching Pravin Gordhan at the speaker’s podium and... →
The threat to democracy (part one) – the Public Protector
By: Raymond Suttner 15th July 2019 Much of the media has been dominated over recent weeks by controversy surrounding reports of the Public Protector (PP) on the conduct of President... →
Marking June 16 this year
By: Raymond Suttner 18th June 2019 Visiting any mall or reading advertising inserts in South African newspapers or emails from various commercial outlets, one learns that June 16 is... →
