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Significance of the Boston marathon bombing for counter-terrorism in Africa

On Monday, 15 April 2013, two young American brothers of Chechen origin allegedly detonated two homemade bombs in pressure cookers, just meters away from the finishing line of the 116th Boston...

Promoting Local IT Sector Development through Public Procurement (April 2013)

IT

Local purchases of goods and services in the information technology sector by government offices has untapped potential for stimulating domestic economic progress, particularly in developing...

'We Will Teach You a Lesson' – Sexual Violence against Tamils by Sri Lankan Security Forces (March 2013)

HUMAN RIGHTS

The 140-page report provides detailed accounts of 75 cases of alleged rape and sexual abuse that occurred from 2006-2012 in both official and secret detention centers throughout Sri Lanka. In the...

SA: Ebrahim Ebrahim: Address by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, at the High Level Segment of the 22nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva (25/02/2013)

SPEECH

From the inception of democracy in South Africa, human rights have been central to our foreign policy. In this context, South Africa’s foreign policy regards human rights as inherent to all...

FMF: Statement by Leon Louw, Free Market Foundation Executive Director, on South Africa being ranked 69th out of the 123 countries on the Human Freedom Index (08/01/2013)

STATEMENT

“Our intention is to measure the degree to which people are free to enjoy classic civil liberties—freedom of speech, religion, individual economic choice, and association and assembly—in each...

SA: Statement by CIVICUS, world alliance for citizen participation, urges the Sri Lankan Government to reconsider rejection of UPR Recommendations and stop persecution of civil society (14/11/2012)

STATEMENT

The government of Sri Lanka’s refusal to fully support key human rights recommendations during the 14th Session of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) represents yet another setback for reform...

Stepping forward or stepping back? An overview of Women’s rights in relation to the Arab Uprisings - Part 2

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

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...

SA: Statement by Ebrahim Ebrahim, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on developments in the international relations field (29/10/2012)

STATEMENT

Let me begin by announcing that I will be travelling to Gurgaon, India to participate in the 12th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation...

SA: MJ Mahlangu: Address by the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces and President of the CPA, during the closing ceremony of the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka (14/09/2012)

SPEECH

I am humbled by the singular honour of addressing and deliver a vote of thanks to this historic event which marks the end of the proceedings of the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. It is...

SA: Statement by Parliament, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces has become the President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (17/09/2012)

STATEMENT

The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Mninwa Mahlangu, has become the President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) for the coming year. Mr Mahlangu’s tenure...

SA: Statement by the Alliance for Zero Extinction, asking Public to vote for the 7 endangered Wonders of the World (11/09/2012)

STATEMENT

A new initiative was recently announced by the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) at the World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea. AZE's 7 Wonders (www.AZE7Wonders.org) campaign asks voters...

SA: Statement by Ebrahim Ebrahim, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, calls for durable and lasting peace in Sri Lanka (10/09/2012)

STATEMENT

In August 2012, the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ebrahim Ebrahim, accompanied by a civil society delegation, visited Sri Lanka to meet with the leaders of the Sri...

UN: Statement by the United Nations, on $55 million given to underfunded crises in eight countries (09/08/2012)

STATEMENT

The United Nations today announced that it will allocate $55 million to bolster operations in eight countries with neglected humanitarian emergencies. Afghanistan, Cameroon, Colombia, the...

South Africa’s red bush tea industry under threat

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Red bush tea has become the newest development in the global tea industry. Red bush, or ‘rooibos’ as it is called locally, is only cultivated in the Western Cape Province of South Africa....

SA: Statement by the Government of the Republic of South Africa, on the Cabinet meeting (15/06/2012)

STATEMENT

Cabinet noted that President Jacob Zuma would be conducting a monitoring and evaluation visit to Gauteng, with a focus on public transport. The launch of the last phase of the Gautrain and its...

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