In all the hype about the Minister of Health’s alleged alcoholism that is dominating reports and discussions about the President’s sacking of Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, an important issue seems to have been forgotten – party discipline. All three individuals are members of the Congress Alliance, in particular the ANC, with Madlala-Routledge also enjoying membership of [...]
Culture Of Amnesia?
As townships around the province (and country) flare up in what have been called ’service delivery riots’, ANC leaders, political commentators, and journalists have lashed out at ‘the violence’ and ‘impatience’ of protesters, claiming that they represent only a minority of residents, led by populist factions and individuals, and that ‘a culture of entitlement’ is [...]
July 30, 2007
Categories: politics, poverty, service delivery, social movements, squatting . . Author: laaitie . Comments: 5 Comments
Sushi, Sun And Struggle By The Sea
For the first time in my life, last week, I found myself on the inside of a conference being protested – the Sanpad poverty conference in Durban. Invited as a speaker, I had anticipated little less than an academic menu seasoned lightly by some social movement voices. Judging from the programme and location [...]
July 12, 2007
Categories: (a)musing, civil society, poverty, research, social movements . . Author: laaitie . Comments: 4 Comments
