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SA: Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, to the African Diaspora Summit, Sandton (24/05/2012)

Good evening to you all. Allow me, on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, to welcome you to the City of Johannesburg and our beautiful country.

SA: Ndebele: Address by the Minister of Transport, at the 14th Annual African Renaissance conference, Durban (24/05/2012)

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This 14th African Renaissance Festival kicked off on Tuesday with the African Renaissance Youth Conference, which was over-subscribed. The organisers had to fetch additional chairs as young people,...

SA: Motlanthe: Address by the Deputy President of South Africa, Public Lecture, University of Finland (10/05/2012)

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I am deeply honoured to share with you my humble reflections on the vexed but critical question of 'Enhancing South Africa's and Africa's Development through Regional and Continental integration'.

Is President Joseph Kabila’s Call for Ntaganda’s Arrest a Move Towards Justice in the DRC?

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

In March 2012 the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga guilty of recruiting and enlisting child soldiers. The ICC verdict brought attention to Lubanga’s...

ICC: Statement by the International Criminal Court, on the verdict of Thomas Lubanga (14/03/2012)

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands, March 14, 2012/ -- Today, 14 March 2012, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (http://www.icc-cpi.int) decided unanimously that Thomas Lubanga...

SA: Madonsela: Address by the Public Protector, at the Institute for Security Studies and Hanns Seidel Foundation Pan-African Anti-Corruption Conference, Cape Town (27/02/2012)

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I am humbled by the honour of addressing this very important conference of African luminaries on anticorruption. The organisers of the event, the Institute for Security Studies and the Hanns Seidel...

DA: Statement by David Maynier, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of defence and military veterans, on President Zuma's shadow planes (27/02/2012)

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes that Jerome Maake, Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, is deliberately stalling scheduling a special hearing to focus on President...

Maritime and riverine security investments – A cure to avoid migration patterns of Black Swans towards the Central African lakes and waterways? – Part I

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

This article, written in two parts, aims to draw attention to the role that the Captains of Industry – businesses and entrepreneurs – can play to enhance the African security environment,...

Africa: A testing ground for the International Criminal Court?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Since its birth, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has had Africa as its most substantial client base. This can be interpreted as evidence of the poor governance systems that remain prevalent...

Commodities as a blessing and a curse: The potential for a sub-Saharan Spring

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

As the Arab Spring awaits the outcomes of the elections in Egypt and the unrest in Syria, the world media has once again turned its attention toward Iran’s controversial nuclear ambitions. As the...

DA: Statement by David Maynier, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of defence and military veterans, on Zuma and the SANDF (23/01/2012)

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Letters from President Jacob Zuma tabled in Parliament today clearly show how constitutional provisions were violated during three major deployments of the South African National Defence Force...

Agricultural development and 'land grabs': The Chinese presence in the African agricultural sector

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

This paper examines Chinese interests in the African agricultural sector and Africa’s response to this interest. It also analyses the accusations of ‘land grabbing’ levelled at China by some...

Africa and the Convention Banning Biological and Toxin Weapons

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The Seventh Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (BTWC)...

Africa's time to shine is NOW!

INSIGHT AFRICA

At the end of 2011, and the beginning of a new year, Europe is in a mess and likely to get much worse before it gets better. Africa, by contrast, is solvent. Africa is already into a growth cycle....

Six years on: the UN’s International Tracing Instrument and how to stop the illicit arms trade

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The ability to trace small arms and light weapons (SALW) is an important step toward transparency and preventing the illicit use of firearms in conflict and crime. December 8th 2011 marks the 6th...

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