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On Monday 15 April, Botswana became the first African country to sign and ratify amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could pave way for the prosecution of...
Hissène Habré was the president of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990. He has been living in exile in Senegal since 1990. He was indicted there in 2000 and is under house arrest under...
Introduction On 15 March 2013, the Department of Public Works (the Department) published the draft Expropriation Bill (the Bill) for public comment, together with an explanatory memorandum. The...
Our respective countries are both acutely aware of the important role that R&D and innovation play in economic development. A strong S&T network, which includes higher education institutions,...
The harsh realities incurred by many African nations following decolonisation in the mid-twentieth century produced violent civil wars, extreme poverty and shortcomings in sustainable development....
As a consequence of the territorial nature of intellectual property (IP) rights, a trade mark registered in South Africa is not automatically available for use or registration in foreign countries....
The long awaited Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region was signed on 24 February 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. After almost three...
Although the use of nuclear weapons is widely recognised as being inhumane, and despite an international agreement reached some 40 years ago to further the goal of nuclear disarmament, some states...
The approximately US$50 million diamond heist at the Brussels airport on Monday when a Swiss aircraft was targeted by gunmen and robbed of rough and polished diamonds has sent shock waves through...
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has noted the developments in the so-called “horse meat scandal” in Europe and various media enquiries regarding South Africa’s...
Part 1 of this paper defines corruption in its generality and offers an overview of the different scales, methods and causes. It presents an overview of corruption in Uganda and states that...
We, members of Civil Society, having gathered at the 4th Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI) / in a Peoples’ Indaba in Cape Town from 3rd to 5th February, 2013, comprising Faith Based Organisations,...
International unions welcomed the announcement of the incoming Russian Presidency to give priority to jobs and growth in the G20 discussions in 2013 and to hold the first ever joint meeting of G20...
The Supreme Court of Appeal (or SCA) on Monday found it difficult to accept that a visa application for an international figure could take several months to be processed.
The start of Mangaung African Cultural Festival (MACUFE) over the weekend of the 4-6 October was a litmus test of what is to come during the entire weekend of this festival. The festival started on...