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I would rather be hung over than be a glutton 
By: Brandon Hamber 17th September 2010 It is difficult to write on subjects like alcohol without attracting criticism. Mentioning the word in a column such as this can result in letters... →
The African Union, the International Criminal Court and al-Bashir’s visit to Kenya
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th September 2010 The presence of President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan at the recent launch of Kenya's constitution was a watershed moment in the nascent history of the... →
Carbon trading: The real threat facing Africa?
By: In On Africa IOA 14th September 2010 Amidst current initiatives to mitigate global warming such as reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD projects),... →
Institutional Schizophrenia and Police Militarisation
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th September 2010 The South African Police Service (SAPS) currently finds itself in a serious dilemma over changes that are described by some as a process of... →
Voting in the 2009 South African Elections: Did Public Policy Matter?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th September 2010 Elections are an opportunity for political parties to appeal to voters by campaigning on the most important issues that concern voters. Likewise,... →
The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment: A Report on Africa’s Future Environmental Affairs Strategies
By: In On Africa IOA 10th September 2010 Africa faces increasingly complex challenges that demand urgent action from its best technological minds and international partners. The... →
Mandatory Registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Cards in Africa – Ingenious Idea or Misplaced?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th September 2010 New compulsory decrees for tighter regulation of the mobile phone industry abound in Africa. Cellular phone service providers are required by law... →
Development and Climate Change...Convergent or Divergent? A Look at South Africa’s Coal Dependency and its Green Targets
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 9th September 2010 Climate change mitigation is a difficult process for developing nations because immediate developmental concerns, such as poverty eradication and... →
Right2Know Demands: Let the Truth be Told
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th September 2010 In the historic setting of Cape Town's St Georges Cathedral, over 300 South African and international civil society organisations launched the... →
One rule for the West and another for the rest? Oil spills in the Niger Delta versus the Gulf of Mexico
By: In On Africa IOA 8th September 2010 The April 2010 British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has caused global outrage, eliciting quick political, financial, legal and... →
