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net has approved the ratification of the Southern African
Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Politics, Defence and
Security Co-operation.
The protocol was initially signed by member states at the SADC
Ordinary Summit Heads of State and Government held in Blantyre,
Malawi from 12 to 14 August last year.
The protocol seeks to protect the citizens and to safeguard the
development of the region against instability arising from the
breakdown of law and order, intra-state conflict, inter-state
conflict and aggression.
At its meeting in Cape Town yesterday, Cabinet also demonstrated
the country's commitment to strive for the promotion and protection
of the rights of the child by endorsing the UN Optional Protocol to
the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of
Children in Armed Conflicts.
The International Atomic Energy Agency Joint Convention on the
Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive
Waste Management was also presented to Parliament for
ratification.
This obligation commits government to ensure that individuals,
society and the environment are adequately protected against
radiological and other hazards.
In order to position South Africa to play its part in the fight
against corruption, which according to estimates costs Africa $150
billion , Cabinet approved the African Union Convention on
Preventing and Combating Corruption.
Amongst others, it will ensure the repatriation of corruption
offenders, networking among anti-corruption agencies and the
setting up of a databank by the AU to exchange information on
corruption - including money laundering and illicit
self-enrichment. - BuaNews
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