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NatJoints promises safe SoNA, warns unaccredited to stay away
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th February 2024 The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure, led by the South African Police Service, the State Security Agency and the South African... →
Fresh fighting in South Sudan kills 26 people, officials say
By: Reuters 6th February 2024 Fighting between local groups in western South Sudan has killed at least 26 people, officials said on Tuesday, as the country's president and vice... →
Renewables readiness assessment: Solomon Islands
6th February 2024 This renewables readiness assessment (RRA) for the Solomon Islands has been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural... →
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger want to leave Ecowas. A political scientist explains the fallout
6th February 2024 Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have sent Ecowas, west Africa’s main political union of 15 countries, a formal notice of their withdrawal from the... →
Thirty years of rural health research: South Africa’s Agincourt studies offer unique insights
6th February 2024 In 1992 a group of academics from the University of the Witwatersrand introduced a health and socio-demographic surveillance system in remote,... →
Surveillance and the state: South Africa’s proposed new spying law is open for comment – an expert points out its flaws
6th February 2024 In early 2021, the South African Constitutional Court found that the country’s State Security Agency, through its signals intelligence agency, the... →
South Africa’s military is expected to do more than ever with tighter budgets: how the force has declined over 30 years
6th February 2024 The South African National Defence Force marks 30 years this year, having been established on 27 April 1994. It’s as old as the country’s... →
Energy Council welcomes IRP extension, calls for strong reform message in SoNA 
By: Terence Creamer 6th February 2024 Energy Council CEO James Mackay has welcomed the decision of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to extend the comment period for the... →
