Who We Are
Issue 30 - Second Quarter 2003
Local government - What progress?: Britt Youens analyses the magnitude and complexity of the task ascribed to the third sphere of governance. The penalties of idealism: Lawrence Schlemmer reflects on the rights of those who favour devotional worship in public schools.
Assaulting the present and controlling the past
Why Helen Suzman is a veteran of the liberation struggle.
Battle for hearts and minds of the poor
The ANC firmly believes it is winning the war against poverty. Tony Leon of the DA disagrees vehemently.
Democracy: Advancing or retreating?
Lawrence Schlemmer sees business being used as a vehicle for empowerment while government lags in transformation.
Origins of the Zimbabwe crisis
Teddy Brett and Simon Winter argue that Zimbabwe's ills cannot be blamed solely on economic structural adjustment programmes.
Mbeki chides TRC for a "grave falsification"
While the TRC awaits the judgement of history, Patrick Laurence offers an interim assessment.
Local government - What progress?
Britt Youens analyses the magnitude and complexity of the task ascribed to the third sphere of governance.
ANC opts for the electoral system that has served it well
There are strong doubts over whether government seriously considered an alternative system.
Spluttering in the face of the Aids calamity
There is a high level of official denial even as the Aids death rate mounts.
Botswana: Success breeds its own problems
Botswana's recent history is a story of success but there are three question marks over the country today.
In search of Helen Suzman
An ambitious project and mammoth responsibility - but the Apartheid Museum loses sight of significant though smaller contributions.
Floor-crossing adds new muscle to ANC
Oxford scholar James Myburgh reflects on the adverse repercussions for opposition parties.
Living in the shadow of an authoritarian state
Alf Stadler appraises the ideas of Oxford scholar James Myburgh.
The penalties of idealism
Lawrence Schlemmer reflects on the rights of those who favour devotional worship in public schools.
Satire: Digitus Impudicus
Tom Rymore takes a wry look at Wendy Luhabe's defining moments in the search for wealth.
