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Why Business Should Care About the SAPS Amendment Bill
Chandré Gould, Senior Researcher, Crime and Justice Programme, ISS Pretoria
On Monday 23 April, South Africa’s Parliament will begin the process of developing a new law that has the potential to enhance SA’s ability to counter corruption. However, the SAPS Amendment Bill falls far short of the requirements for an independent agency.
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The Challenge of Ending Political Violence in Guinea Bissau
David Zounmenou, Jide Martyns Okeke, Senior Researchers, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Pretoria
There have been the two coups d’états in West Africa. It is vital for ECOWAS to insist on an immediate return to constitutional order.
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The Heart of the Matter in the Worsening Relations between the Sudans
Andrews Atta-Asamoah, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Pretoria
The hydra-headed nature of the crisis between Sudan and South Sudan are capable of pushing the two countries beyond the tipping point into full-blown war.
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Charles Taylor Verdict: Competing Perspectives and Perceptions
Uyo Salifu, Researcher, International Crime in Africa Programme, Transnational Threats and International Crimes Division
Charles Taylor’s long awaited verdict was released on 26 April 2012. The verdict represents an important milestone in the sphere of international criminal justice.
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ISS Situation Report: Mozambique, Post-war Socio-Economic and Political Challenges, Rafael Shikhani
The current political context of Mozambique is informed by many factors,
including changes in the ruling Front for the Liberation of
Mozambique’s (Frelimo) political manifesto since 1983 and the civil war
of 1977–1992. These two factors have resulted in a strategic shift in
the country’s foreign and domestic policies.
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African Security Review Vol 12 No 1, 2012
Over the past year, much attention and debate has been focused on the
uprisings and sub- sequent regime changes that swept
through North Africa at the beginning of 2011: some perceived the
uprisings as popular, people-led revolutions that would only strengthen
the consolidation of democracy across the continent; others saw them
as unconstitutional regime changes that reflected, in part, foreign
involvement and intervention in the affairs of African states.
Probably not surprisingly, then, thematic threads running through the African Security Review (ASR)
in 2011 and this, the first issue of 2012, have included foreign
involvement and intervention in Africa (both in terms of single country
foreign policy and of the various commitments of the United Nations),
post-conflict or post-peace process regime change, and the ability of
Africa to provide solutions to its own conflicts.
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This Week in Africa, Episode 38
Liesl Louw-Vaudran speaks to Ottilia Maunganidze of the Transnational Threats and International Crime Division of the ISS about the threat of terrorism in northern Mali; the transfer of the first genocide-accused from the International Tribunal for Rwanda to be tried in Rwanda and about the fate of Saif al Islam, son of the former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi
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South Africa Insight Episode 8
In episode 8: The proposed SAPS Amendment Bill, why South Africa needs an ndependent anti-corruption agency and the latest in the corruption saga involving the Minister of Police.
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ISS Seminar, Urban Criminal Governance as an Emerging Threat
Eduardo Salcedo-Albarán, Director at the Scientific Vortex Foundation discusses lessons learnt on combating criminal governance activities
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ISS Seminar 18 April 2012 - South African Heritage Under Attack
The natural and cultural heritage of South Africa has been under fierce attack for the past few years. Mrs Bernadine Benson, Capt Charmaine Swart, and Mrs Regina Isaacs each speak about this prolific issue.
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This Week in Africa, Episode 37
Liesl Louw-Vaudran speaks to Paul-Simon Handy about reports of a coup in Guinea Bissau, Malawi’s new president Joyce Banda, war threatening between Sudan and South Sudan and the challenge facing Mali’s new interim president.
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La semaine en Afrique Episode 37
Liesl Louw-Vaudran avec Paul-Simon Handy sur les nouvelles d’un probable coup en Guinea Bissau ; la nouvelle présidente du Malawi ; les tensions entre le Soudan et le Soudan du Sud et comment assurer l’intégrité territoriale du Mali.
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