As we were finalising this December 2012 edition of the Journal of Public Administration, tragedy struck the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM). We lost Professor Pholoso Disoloane of the University of South Africa (UNISA), whose untimely departure followed that of Dr Peter Veeran of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). This happened when the fraternity was still mourning the deaths of the Minister of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), Honourable Roy Padayachie, and Professor Petrus Brynard of the University of Pretoria (UP). In the March 2012 edition of the Journal, Solly Pillay paid tribute to Minister Padayachie while Kabelo Moeti did likewise in remembrance of Professor Brynard. This December 2012 edition of the Journal starts with a tribute to Professor Disoloane and Dr Veeran. Their absence in our midst leaves us lonely as we debate the complex questions of the parad