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11 Aug 2011
 
 
DRC Elections 2011: Lessons Learned for a Faltering Democracy
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The 2006 national elections in the DRC were among the most expensive held in Africa, and the involvement of the international community was extensive. There seemed to be high hopes for a new...
 
 
12 May 2011
 
A Changing Political Landscape in the DRC
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Since the 2006 elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) there have been several developments in opposition politics creating what appears to be a vastly changed political landscape,...
 
 
03 Feb 2011
 
Elections in the DRC Compromising UN Intervention
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
After decades of unrest and authoritarian rule, the adoption of an inclusive constitution and a democratic election in 2006 seemed to mark the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the...
 
 
23 Nov 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - November 23, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, a legal expert says that Eskom wants monopoly at expense of consumers; the UN says that climate change combatting costs are set to rise, but technology can help; and, ANC...
 
 
22 Nov 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - November 22, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, SA President Jacob Zuma is to meet Zimbabwean leaders in this week for further mediation; Congolese warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba goes on trial at the ICC this week; and, Sudan's...
 
 
28 Apr 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - April 28, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, President Jacob Zuma says that the effects of apartheid laws still linger; the EU plans a global code of conduct for agricultural investment in developing countries; and, the UN...
 
 
09 Mar 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - March 9, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk is nominated for the UN's top climate change job; IMF MD Dominique Strauss-Kahn says that Africa needs to rebuild its crisis defences; and,...
 
 
03 Dec 2009
 
 
 
Daily podcast - December 3, 2009
PODCAST
In today's podcast, World Bank to expedite a $3,75-billion loan Eskom; developing nations agree on tariff decrease to boost South-South trade; and Zimbabwe's on track to grow by 7% in 2010.
 
 
30 Sep 2009
 
COSATU: Statement by Bongani Masuku, Congress of South African Trade Unions International Relations Secretary, on violence in Guinea (30/09/2009)
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The Congress of South African Trade Unions strongly condemns the vicious and barbaric violence meted out against the people of Guinea Conakry by the ruling military junta of Captain Moussa...

 
 
17 Jun 2009
 
 
 
Daily podcast - June 17, 2009
Multimedia
In today's podcast, Youth Day celebrations emphasise rural development, job creation and poverty alleviation; IMF MD Dominique Strauss-Kahn says that there is much yet to do to ensure the recovery...
 
 
03 Dec 2008
 
 
 
Daily podcast - December 3, 2008
Multimedia
In today's podcast, President Motlanthe, speaking at the Nedlac annual summit, says that global economic circumstances provide a real test for South Africa's economic policy; world trading powers...
 
 
08 Jul 2008
 
Court to keep suspect Lubanga in custody
INTERNATIONAL
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Monday that Congolese war crimes suspect Thomas Lubanga will remain in jail pending its final ruling on an appeal by prosecutors against an order that...
 
 
03 Jul 2008
 
Congo's Bemba being transferred to ICC
AFRICA
Congolese former rebel warlord and vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba was being transferred on Thursday from Belgium to the custody of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, a Belgian justice...
 
 
08 Feb 2008
 
ICC vows "no impunity" for African war criminals
INTERNATIONAL
There can be no impunity for those guilty of war crimes in Africa such as mass rape or slaughtering civilians, even when peace processes are under way, the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
 
 
15 Jan 2008
 
Congo's Kabila flies to eastern peace conference
DRC
Congolese President Joseph Kabila on Tuesday joined efforts to end conflict in the country's east, flying to a town where warring rebels and militias are attending a peace conference. "I...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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