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19 June 2013
                       
 
 
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07 Jun 2013
 
 
US quietly allows military aid to Egypt despite rights concerns
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Secretary of State John Kerry quietly acted last month to give Egypt $1.3-billion in US military aid, deciding that this was in the national interest despite Egypt's failure to meet democracy...
 
 
03 Jun 2013
 
Egypt parliament ruled illegal, but to stay on
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Egypt's top court ruled on Sunday that parliament's Muslim Brotherhood-led upper house was illegal but could stay on until elections, dealing the Islamists a moral blow but letting them keep their...
 
 
15 Oct 2012
 
 
 
Global Dynamics of the South China Sea Tussle
AFRICA INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA
According to Wong, the South China Sea issue is a complicated matter concerning a number of countries. The disputes generally fall into three categories: territorial disputes over islands, the...
 
 
28 Aug 2012
 
SA: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma: Address by the African Union Commission Chairperson and Home Affairs Minister, at the 3rd Women in Shipping conference, Elangeni Hotel, Durban, KwaZulu Natal (28/08/2012)
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The Premier of KwaZulu Natal, Your Excellency Dr Zweli Mkhize, eThekwini Mayor Councillor, the Honourable James Nxumalo, The South African President of the Women’s International Shipping and...
 
 
25 Apr 2012
 
SA: Gigaba: Address by the Minister of Public Enterprises, at the Investor conference, Port Alfred (25/04/2012)
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We are honoured and humbled for the honour you have granted us to address you this morning. We are particularly pleased by this opportunity because it creates a vital opportunity for an exchange of...
 
 
15 Sep 2011
 
The Deadly Impact of Piracy on Trade
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa is slowly but surely starting to suffer the dire consequences of the stranglehold piracy has placed on the shipping lanes on both the east and the west coasts of Africa.
 
 
09 Jun 2011
 
Private Contractors in Anti-Piracy Operations in the Gulf of Aden
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Since 2005 piracy off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden, experienced rapid expansion and development. According to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1984, piracy involves any...
 
 
30 May 2011
 
From BRIC to BRICS and South Africa’s Military
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
At the end of 2010 South Africa’s was finally invited to join the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) economic community. BRIC came into existence in 2001 and quickly grew to become one of...
 
 
09 May 2011
 
Piracy off the Horn of Africa: Shifting incentives to induce behavioural change, Part II
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Part I of this paper (available here) provided an overview of the trends that are shaping Somali piracy, outlined piracy’s root causes, and discussed its consequences for both Somalia and the...
 
 
11 Mar 2011
 
Whither post-revolutionary Egypt? The evolution of the Egyptian revolution and prospects for Arab/Muslim democracy
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Following 30 years of autocratic rule, the Egyptian people, inspired by the successful ouster of former Tunisian President Ben Ali, carried out a popular revolt in the name of greater rights and...
 
 
07 Mar 2011
 
Days of rage: The fall of an Egyptian ‘dictator’
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Thus far in 2011, the continent of Africa has been marked by demonstrations that have ultimately led to the fall of autocratic regimes. Africans have provoked the emergence of a new political...
 
 
11 Feb 2011
 
End of Mubarak era as protests topple president
EGYPT
Hosni Mubarak stepped down as president of Egypt on Friday after 30 years of rule, handing power to the army and bowing to relentless pressure from a popular uprising after his military support...
 
 
Somali Pirates: Villains or Victims?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Piracy off the East coast of Africa has, increasingly, posed enormous challenges to international shipping and maritime services. It has damaged the littoral economies, undermined humanitarian aid...
 
 
10 Feb 2011
 
News this week
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The recent split in the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the disarray in the Congress of the People (Cope) is disastrous for South Africa's multiparty democracy, political analysts say.
 
 
06 Nov 2007
 
SA: van Schalkwyk: Cape Times Environmental Awards (06/11/2007)
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Speech by Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, at the Cape Times Environmental Awards
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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