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Issue 32
Thursday, 16 August 2012 |
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29 August, Pretoria: Zimbabwe: The political Situation in the Run-up to the Constitutional Referendum
The ISS is hosting a seminar
that will unpack the political dynamics in the run-up to the constitutional
referendum in the context of the GPA
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25
to 26 October, Johannesburg: ISS 3rd International Conference: National
and international perspectives on crime reduction and criminal justice
In
October 2012 the Institute for Security Studies` Crime
and Justice Programme will be holding its 3rd annual international
conference on crime and criminal justice. For detailed information about
the conference, travel information or abstract submissions, click on
the link below.
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Tackle Food Insecurity Through the Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Johan Potgieter, Senior Researcher, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Division, ISS Pretoria Office
The
growing African population is placing a tremendous strain on food
production and poverty eradication. The creation of fisheries and
aquaculture opportunities in rural areas could address these challenges.
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Another Battle Looms Over Zimbabwe Constitution
Gwinyayi
Dzinesa, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Pretoria Office
The latest disagreements between the two formations of the MDC and ZANU-PF over the draft constitution.
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ACPST Course: Managing Diversity - Addis Ababa
This course seeks to positively influence policy making and
implementation by giving participants a better understanding of diversity in
Africa, its potential effects and how people have tried to harness and exploit
it to various ends. It will provide participants with cutting-edge practical
skills for managing diversity in realms that run from electoral politics and
natural resource management to migration and post-conflict reconstruction. It
will also help participants create networks for knowledge and information exchange
as well as concerted action for managing diversity to enhance human security in
Africa..
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Situation
Report: Swaziland`s Non-Party Political System and the 2013 Tinkhundla
Elections, Dimpho Motsamai
The Kingdom of Swaziland is widely recognised as
an absolute monarchy and a non-party state where
executive authority lies in the king as the head of state,
governing with his Advisory Council and traditional
advisers.1 The monarchical political system is a stark
departure from the policy framework of the Southern
African Development Community (SADC), which
considers democracy and popular participation to be
part of the imperatives of economic development and
human security.2 The Swaziland 2005 constitution,
whose democratic legitimacy is contested because
the constitution-making process was highly defective,
effectively vests legislative power in the king,
Mswati III, who can veto all legislation approved by
parliament. This is a major weakness of the tinkhundla
constituency model, since even an elected legislature
cannot override the veto.
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South Africa Insight Episode 23
Gareth Newham discusses the current developments in the struggle for
power within the trade unions, in light of the ANC national conference
in Maguaung and the trends in violent protests across South Africa
looking at the causes of this type of violence
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