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26 May 2012
Opinion
 
 
 
 
08 Dec 2009
 
 
The time to act is now”… or later: The rapid talking down of expectations for Copenhagen signals a lack of commitment on the part of industrialised countries
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
In place of divide and rule tactics, a fundamental change of direction is needed to expand their targets and dump the market-based approach.
 
 
07 Dec 2009
 
Xenophobia, Civil Society and Piracy
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Piracy off the coast of Somalia, the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean is now universally accepted as being linked to the "lawlessness, insecurity, state collapse, the crisis of refugees and the...
 
 
04 Dec 2009
 
Green shoots killed 
by early frost
GLOBAL ACCOUNT
The South African media seemed overeager to celebrate an economic recovery last week. There was very little to celebrate in the South African economy. When one considers the news coming from the US...
 
 
02 Dec 2009
 
The appointment of the National Director of Public Prosecutions: Bad News - Zimbabwe: Good News
INSIGHT AFRICA
What follows are some of the headlines which greeted President Jacob Zuma’s recent appointment of Mr Menzi Simelane as the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP). “Despicable...
 
 
Testing the Right to Access to Information – Financial Disclosure of South African Politicians’ Assets and Interests
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The issue of conflicts of interest in public life is the subject of daily news reports in South Africa. While it is not illegal for politicians and civil servants to own shares, directorships or...
 
 
30 Nov 2009
 
No End in Sight for DRC Crisis
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The effectiveness of the United Nations peacekeeping mission (MONUC) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has again come under the spotlight. This is against the background of reports that...
 
 
27 Nov 2009
 
 
 
New approach needed to improve SA’s labour-absorption potential
REAL ECONOMY: EMPLOYMENT CREATION
There is no disputing that chronically high unemployment and deteriorating income inequality are South Africa’s two most pressing challenges. There is also no disputing that government’s...
 
 
26 Nov 2009
 
The Congo Basin Forest Partnership: Together, Shaping the World of the Future
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
On 11 and 12 November 2009, the sixth plenary session of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon. This high-level meeting brought together delegates from the...
 
 
 
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