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HOW the national debate talks about a political party can tell us more about the debate than the party.

CAN South African democracy survive now that one party is not guaranteed to win national elections?

THERE is much about which to worry in today’s South Africa. But there is no need to fret about whether election results will reflect how people voted.

THE governing party does not understand the people who vote for it. But that probably won’t cost it much because the other parties don’t understand them either.

YES, this is a far better country than it was thirty years ago. But democracy should take the credit – not a political party.

IF pundits and opposition politicians are to be believed, this evening’s State of the Nation address (SONA) should be pointless. But the signs suggest that it won’t be.

NO, international law is not an instant path to peace and justice. But it can be a very useful
tool for those who are campaigning for both.

ELECTIONS are meant to be events at which the people get to speak. But they are also occasions on which the people are spoken

THE silences of politicians and parties are often as important as what they say.

CAN South Africa save the government of the United States from itself?