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Africa is now officially a zone free of nuclear weapons
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th August 2009 Thirteen years after it officially opened for signature, the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba) has finally come into... →
Public servants still profit from State tenders
By: Idasa, an African Democracy Institute 12th August 2009 At what point could corruption become endemic in South Africa? When might it become so systematised that it becomes almost irreversibly ‘the way... →
Transitional Justice in Kenya: Government to Deploy Truth Commission and Ordinary Criminal Courts
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th August 2009 Since the tragic events that followed the disputed presidential elections on 27 December 2007 in Kenya, debate has been raging on what should be... →
Independence of the SARB and democracy
By: Seeraj Mohamed 7th August 2009 The debate about inflation targeting in South Africa has once again brought up the question about the role of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB)... →
The Enigma of South Africa’s Arms Trade
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th August 2009 On Sunday, 2 August, the defence and veterans' affairs spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance (DA), held a media conference in Cape Town in which... →
Gill Marcus and South African economic development
By: Seeraj Mohamed 5th August 2009 South Africa will have a new central bank governor before the end of the year. Gill Marcus, chairperson of Absa Group and Absa Bank, will replace... →
The Reasons Behind Service Delivery Protests in South Africa 
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th August 2009 Over the past few weeks South Africa experienced a wave of protest action across most provinces. According to ANC spokesperson Jesse Duarte there... →
Africa: Taking the Gap in Modern Economic Theory
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 29th July 2009 The air is clearing after the spectacular financial crisis, markets are once again picking up, but will it be business as usual? Modern economic... →
Natural Resources Boom a Blessing or a Curse to African Integration?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th July 2009 Is an abundance of natural resources a blessing or a curse to African integration? Why would an African country accept full integration if it means... →
Who should prosecute the Somali pirates?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 24th July 2009 Until recently, the common view was that maritime piracy had been relegated to history with its muskets, parrots and the Captain Hook personas, but... →
