The SA commentariat won't talk about it, but ethnicity plays a big role in these protests.

A thread on #ShutdownSA... 1/ Zulu speakers have long felt marginalized in the ANC.

There were similar complaints made during the Mbeki era of a 'Xhosa Nostra' that was sidelining Zulus.

Mbeki appointed Zuma to solve the 'Zulu problem' in the party, but this ultimately backfired at Polokwane.

What is the relationship between Islam and liberal democracy?

In the latest episode of my podcast, I speak to Prof. Hussein Solomon of @UFSUpdates, about the problem of radical Islam today and the countervailing forces of moderation and secularisation in the Muslim world. We talk about:

💡 Whether democracy is an exclusively Western idea

💡 The role of political institutions and economic growth in creating fertile conditions for democracy to flourish

🚨 The security threat posed by extremist Islamic insurgencies in Sub-Saharan Africa.