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Addressing Mercenaries and PMSCs in the South African Defence Review 2012
Sabelo Gumedze , Senior Researcher, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Division, ISS Pretoria Office
The South African Defence Review 2012 creates an opportunity for the country to reinforce and reassert its efforts in order to address effectively the challenges posed by mercenaries and PMSCs.
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Intrusive Measures Employed by the SA Intelligence Service are Violating the Right to Privacy
Shireen Mukadam & Tamlynne Meyer, Junior Researcher & Research Intern, Corruption and Governance Division, ISS Cape Town
The employment of unlegislated intrusive measures by the intelligence service is violating the rights of individuals. The General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, currently reviewed by parliament, does not adequately address this.
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What is the Value of the Recent Presidential Pardon of Inmates in South Africa?
Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo, Researcher, Crime and Justice Programme, ISS Pretoria
The pardon of prisoners by executive decree in South Africa on Freedom Day, 27 April, was announced as a measure to reduce the level of overcrowding in prisons. However, overcrowding is mostly a challenge in those facilities holding unsentenced and awaiting trial prisoners.
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The Costs of Firearm Violence: A National Public Health Priority
Lauren Tracey, Researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime Division, ISS Pretoria
Data available on firearm violence in South Africa identifies firearms as one of the leading non-natural causes of death in the country, with handguns considered to be the weapon of choice among criminals. By implementing more effective surveillance systems the socio-economic impact of firearm violence and crime can be reduced.
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Progress Towards Securing Africa`s Nuclear Resources, Compiled by Amelia Broodryk and Noel Stott
This publication is the result of research on the current status of
nuclear security in Africa undertaken by the ‘Africa’s Development and
the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction Project’ (WMD Project) at the
Institute for Security Studies (ISS), with support from the British High
Commission in South Africa. The United Kingdom’s interest lies in its
belief that an armed attack using nuclear devices represents one of the
most destructive risks to global security. The UK was influential in
shaping the outcomes of the Washington Nuclear Security Summit, which
aimed to generate agreement on a common understanding of the threat
posed by nuclear terrorism, to agree to effective measures to secure
nuclear material and to prevent nuclear smuggling and is playing its
part by setting the highest domestic security standards and encouraging
the adoption of comparable standards elsewhere, including through its
support of the IAEA.
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South Africa Insight Episode 11
Liesl Louw-Vaudran speaks to Gareth Newham, head of the Crime and Justice Programme of the ISS about the sidelining of former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli.
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ISS Special Report: Tokyo Sexwale
Liesl Louw-Vaudran speaks to Gareth Newham, head of the Crime and Justice Programme Tokyo Sexwale as possible ANC presidential candidate and reforming South Africa’s electoral system.
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This Week in Africa, Episode 40
Liesl Louw-Vaudran speaks to Paul-Simon Handy about the hunt for dissident general Bosco Ntaganda in the eastern DRC, the overwhelming win for the ruling FLN in Algeria and the chances of success for Ecowas military intervention in Mali and Guinea Bissau.
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La semaine en Afrique Episode 40
Liesl Louw-Vaudran et Paul-Simon Handy discute de la situation dans l’est du République Démocratique du Congo, la victoire du FLN lors des dernières élections en Algérie et l’envoie des troupes de l’Ecowas au Mali et en Guinée Bissau
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Can the Horn of Africa Achieve its Economic Potential? Part 1
Andrews Atta-Asamoah, Senior Researcher in the Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis (CPRA) Division speaks to Dr. Abdurahman Abdullahi, “Baadiyow”, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mogadishu University, Somalia about the Horn of Africa and economy Listen Online
Can the Horn of Africa Achieve its Economic Potential? Part 2
Andrews Atta-Asamoah, Senior Researcher in the Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis (CPRA) Division speaks to Prof Ahmed I. Samatar, James Wallace Professor of International Studies, Macalester College, st. Paul, Minnesota, USA, about the Horn of Africa
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Can the Horn of Africa Achieve its Economic Potential? Part 3
Andrews Atta-Asamoah, Senior Researcher in the Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis (CPRA) Division speaks to Dr. Douglas Johnson, Fellow at the Rift Valley Institute, about the Horn of Africa and economic potential
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