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Trade Policy Trajectory in South Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 4th November 2009 Against the backdrop of the global economic crunch and the local economy's recession, there is a fierce debate on South Africa's (SA) trade policy... →
ICC makes Al-Bashir’s World Smaller
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th November 2009 President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan has been in the news a lot since the 4th of March 2009 when the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a... →
Whose Interests drive the Government and Politicians in Tanzania?
By: Idasa, an African Democracy Institute 4th November 2009 As Tanzania approaches its national elections in a years' time, it is worth looking back at what holds our democracy so that moving forward as a... →
Eskom plans 2010 global bond issuance as part of larger bid to close big funding gaps
By: Terence Creamer 30th October 2009 South African power utility Eskom was making provision for an international bond issuance during the first half of 2010 as part of a planned... →
Pan African Parliament II and the Potential for the Development of a Strong Continental Legislative Organ
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th October 2009 The opening of the second Pan African Parliament benefited from an opening address by South African President, Jacob Zuma. In his address,... →
The MDC “disengagement” a knee-jerk reaction
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th October 2009 On Monday 28 September 2009, the announcement came that the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe had upheld human rights activist Jestina Mukoko's application... →
Climate policy by trade war?
By: Harald Winkler 23rd October 2009 Will climate policy in future be conducted through trade measures? A worrying scenario is that the current approach – negotiating climate change... →
South Africa: Reflecting Confidence 
By: Denis Worrall 22nd October 2009 Since his retirement as president of the country and joint Nobel Peace Prize winner with Nelson Mandela, former president F W de Klerk has very... →
The Myth of Democratic Consolidation in Namibia
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st October 2009 The elections in Namibia during November will mark the 4th round of national democratic elections since independence in 1990. The preceding 3 have... →
Politics and money: a circular relationship
16th October 2009 In South Africa, October is a red month. It is a month during which the South African Communist Party (SACP) engages in different campaigns as part... →
