THE OPEN OPPORTUNITY SOCIETY GLOSSARY

We have launched a new page on The Real ANC Today called ‘The Open Opportunity Society Glossary’, a link to which can be found in the top right hand corner of our front page, or by clicking here.

AN IDIOT’S GUIDE TO THE ERASMUS COMMISSION

An overview of the 157 page judgment handed down by the Cape High Court on the legality of the Erasmus Commission. In this edition, we look at what the key findings were, what the judgment means for the ANC and how the DA’s opposition to the Commission epitomises the values that underpin an Open Opportunity [...]

STRENGTHENING SOUTH AFRICA’S PUBLIC DEBATE

Given the constraints on public debate in South Africa – outlined in the previous edition of The Real ANC Today – what can we do to strengthen it? Of central importance are two principles: that every opinion has an equal opportunity to be heard and that each person has the ability to properly [...]

A NUMBING OF THE PUBLIC MIND

What constitutes a good argument? It’s a pertinent question in South Africa today, certainly with regards to public debate. In this edition, we look at the role reason plays in our public discourse, the constraints on it and how they affect our ability to construct a good argument.
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NATIONALISM BREEDS MEDIOCRITY

There is a strong case to be made that, under the ANC, South Africa is increasingly embracing mediocrity at the expense of merit and excellence. Why is this? What is it about the ANC, and nationalism more generally, that seems to oppose excellence and seek to reduce institutions to the lowest common denominator.
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VIOLENCE, MURDER AND MAYHEM

In this edition, we set out a collection of ten of the most gratuitous quotes by the ruling party condoning or invoking violence. Our story is shaped in the form of a quiz – see if you can identify who said the relevant quote and – for a bonus point – in each instance, the [...]