Debating democracy: Could Zuma be sensing an electoral threat?

A debate on democracy at Constitution Hill heard that the African National Congress is to blame for the chaos in Parliament; that it's using the police as a private army, and is the most right-wing party in the country. The green, gold and black didn't take part, but debaters saw positive signs in President Jacob Zuma's recent admission that the party was in trouble. By GREG NICOLSON.