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DEFENCE
SANDF readiness: Sisulu satisfied, DA alarmed
New Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says she is "really satisfied" with the state of combat readiness of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), but the Democratic...
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In today's podcast, government says that civil servants will have to temper their demands for wage increases with understanding for the recession; African Heads of State approve a plan to enhance the powers of the African Union; the Department of Transport plans to appoint a...
NATIONALISATON
Cosatu backs Malema’s call for nationalisation of mines
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu)on Friday backed a call by African N...
SA ECONOMY
SA's inflation targeting to stay — Gordhan
South Africa's policy of targeting inflation has helped to stabilise prices and grow th...
ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe to re-evaluate all mining contracts
Zimbabwe will re-evaluate all mining contracts and introduce a "use it or lose it" poli...
AFRICAN UNION
African leaders approve plan to strengthen Union
African Heads of State on Friday approved a plan to enhance the powers of the African U...Opinion
The African Peer Review Mechanism – Progress and Prospects
On 30 June 2009, as African leaders gather on the sweltering, dusty shores of the Mediterranean in Sirte, the hometown of Libyan President Muammar al-Gaddafi, for the 13th Summit of the African Union, some early birds will attend another vital meeting on the fringes. Participating heads of states...
Enhancing Effective participation of Youth in Africa
As Africa continues to lag behind the Millenium Development Goals, it becomes critical that we re-examine the role that the youth on the continent have played in the last three decades or more, and acknowledge that their contribution has not been supported with strategic policies and...
Huge effort required to get South African economy out of the rut
A few months ago, there was a debate in the media about whether the South African economy would decline into recession.
AU Reiterates Commitment to the ICC
There is no doubt that international criminal justice as it relates to the International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken center stage within the media and at various forums in the last year. This is so especially following the issuing of the warrant of arrest for President Al Bashir of Sudan. The...
Recommendations
G8 Climate Scorecards 2009 (July 2009)
The World Wide Fund for Nature reports that while some efforts exist, action remains insufficient to set the world on a low carbon economy course.
Information and Communications for Development 2009 (June 2009)
In this report, the World Bank analyses the benefits of extending access to information and communication technology in the developing world.
Understanding men's health and use of violence: interface of rape and violence in South Africa (June 2009)
The Medical Research Council aims to understand the prevalence of rape perpetration, to understand factors associated with rape perpetration, and to describe intersections between rape,...
Governance Matters VIII: Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators (June 2009)
The World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators research project, covers 212 countries and territories and measures six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2008: Voice and...
Diamonds in the rough (June 2009)
Human Rights Watch exposes human rights abuses by the Zimbabwean armed forces in the diamond fields of Marange.
Legal Briefs
The contract governing the rights and duties between a store owner and the contractor asked to...
The worldwide economic meltdown caught many businesses unaware. Gearing quickly became...
The driver of an articulated truck carrying hazardous chrysolite asbestos negligently caused a...
In Minister of Safety and Security v De Witt 2009 (1) SA 457 (SCA) , the Supreme Court of Appeal...
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