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23 May 2013
                       
 
 
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21 May 2013
 
 
Why the National Development Plan benefits South Africa's working class
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Certain union leaders and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), a tripartite alliance partner, have attacked tenets of the National Development Plan (NDP), which was adopted by South...
 
 
16 May 2013
 
 
 
South Africa needs credible leaders at the helm of its criminal justice system
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The media has been abuzz with speculation that South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma is poised to make permanent appointments to the leadership of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the...
 
 
12 Apr 2013
 
The Tatane case raises hard questions for South Africa`s National Prosecuting Authority
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Following the acquittal of seven police officials accused of killing community activist Andries Tatane in April 2011, the South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been on the...
 
 
02 Apr 2013
 
Will the ANC alliance hold as the 2014 elections approach?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Tensions in South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) continue to raise questions about whether the ruling party – populated by individuals with varying ideological inclinations,...
 
 
05 Mar 2013
 
Improving governance is key to ending violent protests in South Africa
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
While President Jacob Zuma affirmed the right of the people of South Africa to ‘protest in a peaceful and orderly manner’ in his State of the Nation address, he also stated that he had issued...
 
 
03 Dec 2012
 
Will any of the current South African opposition parties rule South Africa one day?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
South African opposition parties have been in a triumphant mood this week as they have claimed two ‘victories’ over the African National Congress (ANC). First the High Court judgement...
 
 
19 Nov 2012
 
 
 
Time for a rethink on how political leadership is chosen if SA is to prosper
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Over the past few months South Africa’s economy has taken several knocks as a result of wildcat and violent labour strikes, capital outflow and credit downgrades by the globally influential...
 
 
08 Oct 2012
 
What to do About the Steady Erosion of the Rule of Law in South Africa?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Following an eight-year legal battle, in April 2009 the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced that it was ‘neither possible nor desirable for the NPA to continue with the prosecution of...
 
 
10 Sep 2012
 
Whither Integrity and Independence in the NPA?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Amid nationwide shock, South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) continued courting controversy with the ill-timed and ill-informed decision to charge 270 Lonmin mine workers with...
 
 
22 Aug 2012
 
The Marikana Shootings a Failure of Key South African Institutions
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Could the situation at the Lonmin mine in the Marikana area of South Africa’s North West province have been handled differently to avoid the tragic loss of lives? From the conflicting accounts...
 
 
23 Jul 2012
 
Only a Transformed ANC can Lead South Africa to Prosperity
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
South Africa faces the pressing problems of unemployment, poverty, material inequality, failing education and health systems, and a sluggish economy. Consequently, there was some anticipation...
 
 
16 May 2012
 
What is the Value of the Recent Presidential Pardon of Inmates in South Africa?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
On Freedom Day, 27 April, it was announced that South African President Jacob Zuma had decided to exercise his mandate in terms of the Constitution to grant special remission of sentence to certain...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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