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02 Aug 2012

Assessing the United States’ renewed interest in sub-Saharan Africa

As has been widely reported, Africa is experiencing a period of significant economic growth, which in turn has led to an increased international focus on the continent. On 14 June 2012, the White...

08 Sep 2011

Male Sexual Violence Part II: The story of rape as a weapon of war in the DRC

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

This CAI paper is the second of a two-part series exploring sexual violence committed against men in Africa.(2) Whilst the previous paper gave a broad overview of male sexual violence (MSV) across...

26 Aug 2011

SA: Mbeki: Address by the former President of South Africa, to the students of Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch (26/08/2011)

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Date: 26/08/2011
Source: The Thabo Mbeki Foundation
Title: SA: Mbeki: Address by the former President of South Africa, to the students of Stellenbosch University,...

08 Jun 2011

A New Approach to Bring Democracy to Swaziland

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Around 3 000 members of the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT), in collaboration with various civil political organizations, marched to the South African and US embassies in Manzini...

25 Mar 2011

Tunisia: The first of several domino pieces to fall, what now?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

There is a threat of a domino effect in other North African Arab countries following the relative success of the popular uprisings in both Egypt and Tunisia. Libya was soon to follow, but the...

22 Feb 2011

The Abyei conflict: Igniting the next Sudan civil war?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

There has been a feeling of excitement and joy in the south of Sudan since 9 January 2011 when the country voted in a secession referendum, but this feeling has been overshadowed by the events in,...

17 Jan 2011

How will South Africa Talk Democracy without a Free Press?

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

The fate of media self-regulation in South Africa now rests with parliament. At inception, South Africa’s post-apartheid press laws and regulatory framework were moulded on international...

21 Jul 2010

Daily podcast - July 21, 2010

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In today's podcast, the new carbon tax on cars and pick-ups will earn government R450m/y; Nariman Behravesh says that Africa's expanding trade relations with Asia to spur growth in 2010 and beyond;...

06 Apr 2010

No ‘Plan B' should World Bank fail to approve Eskom loan

ESKOM FUNDING

The South African government has indicated that there is no "Plan B" to close funding gaps that could arise at Eskom's 4 800-MW Medupi power station project should the utility fail to secure a...

10 Sep 2008

Poll shows big shift to McCain among white women

UNITED STATES

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday brushed aside a survey that showed him losing support among white women voters to John McCain since the Republican standard-bearer...

09 Sep 2008

McCain's surge: After convention, he catches Obama

UNITED STATES

Republican presidential candidate John McCain got a bounce in opinion polls from his convention and now runs even or slightly ahead of Democratic rival Barack Obama with eight weeks to go in the...

04 Sep 2008

Pakistan anxious as Zardari poised for presidency

PAKISTAN

Pakistani legislators are set to elect as president the late Benazir Bhutto's controversial widower Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday, making a choice many Pakistanis see leading to a fresh phase of...

12 Jun 2008

SA: Mbeki: Response to The Presidency Dept Budget Vote Debate 2008/09 (12/06/2008)

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Response of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Debate on The Presidency Budget Vote: National Assembly, Cape Town

12 Jul 2007

US: Bush: Press conference on the way forward in Iraq (12/07/2007)

2007

"The real debate over Iraq is between those who think the fight is lost or not worth the cost, and those that believe the fight can be won and that, as difficult as the fight is, the cost of...

09 Jul 2007

Earth underwhelmed by environment pop extravaganza

CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERTS

They rocked the world, but as the clean-up at nine climate change gigs around the globe begins, many wonder if the galaxy of pop stars did much to change it.

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