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16 June 1976 – The Day Apartheid Died 
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th June 2010 On 16 June Youth Day is celebrated in South Africa in recognition of the role of the student uprising in June 1976 in the demise of apartheid. But... →
One step forward two steps back for the ICC Review Conference on the crime of aggression
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th June 2010 Following ten days of deliberations, the first review conference of the International Criminal Court ended after midnight on Friday 11 June 2010 in... →
Brazil, Africa and the World Cup
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th June 2010 In his farewell address to the Brazilian soccer team before leaving for South Africa President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stressed that the eyes of... →
Let’s have a moratorium on political squabbling until after the World Cup
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 11th June 2010 This month, we are hosting guests from all over the world who are here in the hope that their national soccer teams, and not Bafana Bafana, will... →
Search on for 5 000 MW of electricity relief by 2016
By: Terence Creamer 11th June 2010 Detailed work is currently under way to determine the "state of readiness" of a range of near-term electricity demand-reduction opportunities, as... →
Unemployment causing untold suffering in SA
By: Seeraj Mohamed 11th June 2010 Recently, I attended a meeting where unemployed South Africans spoke about their lives. →
The Philippines General Elections Observed
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 10th June 2010 On 8 June the Speaker of the Philippines House of Representatives announced the result of the presidential election on 10 May. The front-runner in... →
Towards the Most Open Poll in Guinea’s History?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th June 2010 The 4.5 million registered voters in Guinea are expected to vote for their next president on 27 June this year. The official start of campaigning... →
Football has just one significant effect on real life: It makes people happier
By: Denis Worrall 9th June 2010 That's not original. It is the sub-heading to an article in the week-end Financial Times of 29 May by Simon Kuper. Kuper was reviewing several... →
The implications of Monuc’s withdrawal on child soldiering in the DRC
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th June 2010 On 28 May 2010 the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 1925, changing the mandate of MONUC from that of a peace-keeping force... →
