Rather than ask people to vote for a different party, Ronnie Kasrils should instead be trying to influence change within the ANC, writes Khaya Dlanga.
Opposition parties and unions have condemned the "Vote No" campaign, saying spoiling votes was not a "viable tactic".
Spoiling your ballot, as some have pointed out, is still a valid choice open to the voter – and a better one than simply staying away from the polls.
The "Vote No" campaign, co-headed by Ronnie Kasrils, is meant to encourage disheartened voters to go to the polls on May 7, not a "no vote" campaign.
Ignore them or attack? Both of the ANC’s responses to criticisms from its former leaders have done the party a disservice as elections loom closer.
The launch of a "Vote No!" campaign flies in the face of decades of educating South Africans about their right to vote, says the defence minister.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has wished Ronnie Kasrils luck in his campaign for spoilt votes.
A number of struggle veterans and former government leaders are launching a "Vote NO!" campaign aimed squarely at the ANC.
Former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils says it is "absolutely out of order" that intelligence agents are vetting ANC MPs.
The ex-MK leader is not endorsing any party this election – just follow your heart and head, he says.
Ronnie Kasrils names his comrades in the fourth edition of his book about the struggle. Other than that, not much is new.
The banana-state militarisation of the police has led to the menace culture that brought on the death of Mido Macia and others, writes Ronnie Kasrils.
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/ 15 December 2011
The rows over Mac Maharaj and Willem Heath are a new phase in an old war between the acolytes of Thabo Mbeki and the minds behind Operation Vula.
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/ 18 November 2011
The ANC has accused former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils of wanting to rule the state security department "from the grave".
Former intelligence head Ronnie Kasrils has come out in support of Sanef who is threatening legal action against the secrecy Bill.
The suffering inflicted by Israel on the Palestinian people shows that it has forgotten the Jewish scriptures, says Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
DA leader Helen Zille has called on President Jacob Zuma to investigate allegations that state security agencies hack people’s phones.
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/ 23 September 2011
Freedom of expression has suffered two body blows in the Protection of State Information Bill and the Malema Equality Court ruling.
South African politicians joined hundreds of people who marched outside Parliament to protest against the controversial secrecy Bill.
South Africa’s most powerful struggle memoirs celebrate the personal as much as the political. That was the message of the M&G Literary Festival.
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/ 2 September 2011
If passed, the Secrecy Bill will help to mask the corrupt activities of those in government. The fight to stop the Bill just got harder.
The ANC submission on the Information Bill appears to have been written by the adviser to the security minister.
The rush to complete the Protection of Information Bill by the parliamentary committee is worrying and will lead to problems, Ronnie Kasrils has said.
Former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils has called on the government to rethink the controversial Protection of Information Bill.
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/ 9 November 2009
Former president Thabo Mbeki on Monday conveyed his condolences to the family of Ronnie Kasrils, whose
wife, Eleanor, died at the weekend.
Two NGOs want about 70 individuals with SA links prosecuted for involvement in alleged war crimes committed by Israel during the Gaza offensive.
Nothing demonstrates the power of secret information more starkly than the withdrawal of corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma.
The former intelligence minister has hit out at what he calls the “sorry saga of leaks” and “political conspiracies dominating the public discourse".
Ronnie Kasrils has denied all knowledge of the recorded phone calls that the NPA used to justify its decision to drop charges against Jacob Zuma.
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/ 11 November 2008
Thabo Mbeki responsible for instability in the party, ANC inquiry finds. Adriaan Basson reports.
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/ 20 October 2008
Mature leadership requires the implementation of the post-Polokwane pledge of reconciliation and inclusivity.
‘Old habits of secrecy do nothing more than encourage inefficiency and corruption’