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The first is the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) position on the Secrecy Bill: where we are. The second is to place the Bill within the wider context of the ever deepening security state in defense...
Africa, the world’s poorest continent and plagued by high population growth rates, is predicted to make significant economic gains over the next decade.(2) A study commissioned by the...
“The aim of a democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority.”(2) This quote, from the American philosopher Cornel West, has enlightening...
A senior official said on Monday that the World Bank's political risk guarantee agency hopes that with a new insurance facility it can help attract more companies into conflict-hit states early on...
In the last year alone, the world has seen scandal after scandal in the corporate and sports arena with leaders betraying their organisations and brand. Are they at fault or did we let them down....
Illicit trade of any form whatsoever affects both developing and developed nations alike. To add to it, if small arms are traded, the gravity of the situation tends to burgeon exponentially. Over...
China’s rapidly increasing investments in Africa over the past two decades have focused renewed attention on the development path of African countries. While economic growth seems to be an...
While it has been a vital necessity for the socio-economic development of its beneficiaries (usually developing countries), foreign aid money has acted as a source of corruption. If not handled...
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...
The assessment that the US could emerge as the world’s largest oil producer before 2020 and even transition to full self-sufficiency by 2035 was the undoubted highlight of the International...
The Minister of Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies signed a bilateral agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation with Iraqi counterpart, HE Khairullah Hasan Babakr in Cape Town, today....
And more than anything else, I want to thank you all for being here tonight. I mean, as you know this is a pretty emotional time for us, because this is the final event of my husband's final...
The events which make up the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ mark a significant chapter in modern history. In less than two years, four dictators have been deposed, regimes are slowly being dismantled...
On 29 September, Mali’s interim Prime Minister, Modibo Diarra, conveyed a message from his president officially requesting the United Nations General Assembly in New-York to approve a foreign...
While re-affirming his country’s commitment to multilateralism and the role of the United Nations in dealing with international peace and security issues at the General Assembly, the President of...