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Helen Suzman

Can we find a way forward that will take us out of South Africa’s continuing crisis?

Politics

Can we find a way forward that will take us out of South Africa’s continuing crisis?

By Raymond Suttner

What it means to be – or not be – a communist in South Africa today

Politics

What it means to be – or not be – a communist in South Africa today

By Raymond Suttner

South Africa must unite to rebuild our democracy when gripped by a mood of despondency

South Africa

South Africa must unite to rebuild our democracy when gripped by a mood of despondency

By Ivan Pillay

How fast will the ANC fall, part one: What will determine the party’s future?

South Africa

How fast will the ANC fall, part one: What will determine the party’s future?

By John Matisonn

Shouting from the rooftops: the DA ramps up its election campaign and goes high-rise

South Africa

Shouting from the rooftops: the DA ramps up its election campaign and goes high-rise

By Greg Nicolson

Frederik van Zyl Slabbert: A man of his time, still missed in ours

South Africa

Frederik van Zyl Slabbert: A man of his time, still missed in ours

By Rebecca Davis

A house divided cannot stand: DA's fragmenting problem

South Africa

A house divided cannot stand: DA's fragmenting problem

By Stephen Grootes

Making the DA white again?

South Africa

Making the DA white again?

By Raymond Suttner

I swim where I like? Or does beach apartheid linger on?

South Africa

I swim where I like? Or does beach apartheid linger on?

By Ferial Haffajee

Words from the father of the nation, indeed of the world

South Africa

Words from the father of the nation, indeed of the world

By Bob Weil

Op-Ed: Emboldened by Helen Suzman’s indomitable spirit, let’s imagine a different South Africa

South Africa

Op-Ed: Emboldened by Helen Suzman’s indomitable spirit, let’s imagine a different South Africa

By Kgalema Motlanthe

Analysis: Happy Human Rights Day – 57 years later, political thugs threaten fragile democracy

South Africa

Analysis: Happy Human Rights Day – 57 years later, political thugs threaten fragile democracy

By Marianne Thamm