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24 May 2013

07 May 2013

Daily podcast – May 7, 2013.

Statistician general Pali Lehohla said on Monday that South Africa could do better with a youth wage subsidy than without it. The National Treasury has proposed the subsidy to encourage employers...

UN distances itself from claim that Syrian rebels used nerve gas

UNREST

UN war crimes investigators have reached no conclusions on whether any side in the Syrian war has used chemical weapons, the inquiry commission said on Monday, playing down a suggestion from one of...

06 May 2013

Egypt condemns Israeli attack on Syria

ATTACK

Egypt condemned an Israeli attack on Syria on Sunday, saying it complicated a crisis that Cairo was trying to help resolve. Israel carried out its second air strike in days on Syria, targeting...

29 Apr 2013

Senior Egypt officials in Iran for Syria talks

SYRIA TALKS

Senior aides to Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi made a rare visit to Tehran for talks with Iran on an Islamic initiative to seek a peaceful solution to Syria's civil war, the two sides said on...

26 Mar 2013

Brics reach deal on development bank

FINANCE

The BRICS grouping of emerging powers on Tuesday reached a deal to establish a development bank that would rival Western-backed institutions, South Africa's finance minister told AFP. "It's done,"...

13 Dec 2012

International community must unite to support negotiated end to Syria crisis – Ban

SYRIA CRISIS

The international community needs to unite to support a negotiated end to the crisis in Syria, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today, reiterating that a military solution will not stop the...

17 Oct 2012

Laurent Fabius: Address by the France Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the meeting in support of the Civilian Revolutionary Councils in Syria, Paris (17/10/2012)

SPEECH

On behalf of us all, I want to pay tribute to their commitment and their courage in upholding – on a daily basis, and despite the blind violence of the regime – the ideals of a revolution that...

18 Sep 2012

SA concerned over Syria crisis

SYRIA

South Africa remains deeply concerned about the continuing violence and deteriorating human rights situation in Syria, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. Pretoria called on all the parties to...

06 Sep 2012

The Arab Spring Turns into an Arab Nightmare in Syria

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The United Nations Security Council and the international community should not place too much hope in the impossible mission Lakhdar Brahimi has assumed, taking over from Kofi Annan as the new...

20 Aug 2012

Daily podcast – August 20, 2012.

PODCAST

African National Congress NEC member Joel Netshitenzhe said the killings at the Marikana mine of Lonmin Platinum symbolise that South Africa may be reaching points of crisis that need to be nipped...

15 Aug 2012

Daily podcast – August 15, 2012.

PODCAST

Civil rights NGO Section 27 says that the Gauteng health department's poor financial management is seriously impacting on patient well-being within public health facilities. The NGO says it has...

UN: Statement by UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, announcing Syrian government and opposition forces responsible for war crimes (15/08/2012)

STATEMENT

Syrian Government and opposition forces have perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to a new report by the United Nations independent panel probing abuses committed during...

14 Aug 2012

UN: Statement by Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, urges parties in Syria conflict to heed humanitarian law (14/08/2012)

STATEMENT

Arriving in the Syrian capital of Damascus, the United Nations top relief official today called on the parties in the Middle Eastern country’s ongoing conflict to respect international...

UN: Statement by Adrian Edwards, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Spokesperson, on scaling up registration to accelerate access to basic services (14/08/2012)

STATEMENT

As hundreds of people continue to flee Syria on a daily basis, the United Nations today announced it is scaling up its capacity to register Syrian refugees in order to facilitate and speed up their...

Violence increasing in many parts of Syria, taking heavy toll on civilians – UN Mission

SYRIA

Violence and the indiscriminate use of heavy weapons by the Government as well as targeted attacks by the opposition are increasing in Syria, the head of the United Nations observer force said...

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