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21 May 2013
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast – May 21, 2013
PODCAST
African National Congress secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday that President Jacob Zuma doesn’t have to explain his ties to the Gupta family. He said the National Executive Committee...
 
 
Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants – UN
ENVIRONMENT
Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations (UN) said on Monday. In...
 
 
20 May 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – May 20, 2013
PODCAST
South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to...
 
 
Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
TROOPS
African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence...
 
 
16 May 2013
 
SA Army in financial fix – Chief
DEFENCE
Budgetary constraints have crippled the SA Army in its attempts to fulfil national and international obligations, army chief Lt-Gen Vusimuzi Masondo said on Thursday. With the increased demand for...
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast – May 16, 2013
PODCAST
Thomson Reuters head of business development for commodities and energy in Africa Michel Karera said Africa needed to invest heavily in its infrastructure if it is to grow its oil and gas...
 
 
The Guptagate scandal in the broader context of political accountability
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
'Guptagate', as the media have dubbed the controversial circumstances surrounding the recent Gupta wedding in South Africa, is but the latest scandal for a government that seems particularly...
 
 
UN calls for sanctions on Central African Republic rights abusers
SANCTIONS
The UN envoy to the Central African Republic urged the Security Council on Wednesday to consider imposing sanctions on rebels accused of severe rights violations including rape, maiming,...
 
 
15 May 2013
 
State to crack down on violent protestors
VIOLENCE
People using protests for criminal activities, incitement or to perpetrate violence will be identified, arrested and charged, Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele has warned. In giving this...
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast – May 15, 2013
PODCAST
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Tuesday that the Department of Energy (or DoE) would work towards finalising an Integrated Energy Plan (or IEP) for South Africa during the current financial...
 
 
Terrorism a threat in Africa – Cwele
INTELLIGENCE
South Africa will step up collaboration with other countries to fight terrorism and trans-national crime, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele said on Tuesday. Speaking during a budget vote...
 
 
10 May 2013
 
SA military flexes muscles ahead of Congo mission
defence
South Africa's air force showed off its military might on Thursday with precision bombing and helicopter gunships firing fusillades of rockets just days ahead of an unprecedented "peace enforcing"...
 
 
Is Goodluck Jonathan failing to resist the West in Africa, or working with it?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
One of the most revealing moments of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s state visit to South Africa this week was when Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote – reputed to be the richest person...
 
 
08 May 2013
 
Chad emerges as African power broker as France steps back
power broker
Chad's President Idriss Deby, a survivor of countless rebellions, has stepped into a void left by Africa's traditional heavyweights and turned his desert nation into a powerbroker as France...
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast – May 8, 2013.
PODCAST
Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Tuesday the total value of rigged construction industry projects being investigated by the Competition Commission is much higher than expected,...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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