The ANC’s succession debate has again taken centre stage in the analysis of all manner of discourse in South Africa. The contest for political power is now firmly within the ANC domain. Opposing factions have once again concretised around personalities and not ‘policy positions’ and ‘promises for [...]

Article Published in The African Executive and LITNET. It is oftentimes unusual to have a name of a locality being analyzed for its political significance and meaning rather than what it means for the residents of the area. Mangaung, South Sotho for a place of cheetahs, is metaphoric in its [...]

Published in the June Edition of The Thinker. African post-colonial democracies and states are functioned by a perpetual need to undo the vestiges of colonialism. The passionate zeal with which this assignment is pursued creates in the state formation paradigm of the post-liberation rulers a government deconstruction firmament that always [...]

In the discussion document titled ‘organisational renewal’ the ANC identifies the seven dangers that any governing party has to contend with. The contextualisation of these dangers is within a ‘rather short’ and yet potent self-critique heading of organisational shortcomings and weaknesses. Whilst these weaknesses are presented for members to concur [...]