| 23 October 2014 |
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TALKING POINT
Nene fails to put his money where Zuma's mouth is
by Peter Fabricius |
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President Jacob Zuma's great ambition for South Africa to be the continental policeman has hit a harsh reality checkpoint.
In his belt-tightening medium-term budget policy statement on Wednesday, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene failed to provide the considerably increased finances that the South African National Defence Force would require to tackle the enhanced peacemaking role that President Jacob Zuma envisages for it.
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| Press Release |
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| Influential global gathering in South Africa to enhance policing in UN missions |
The UN, the ISS and the Swedish government hosted police from 60 countries to discuss how to improve police command in peacekeeping operations.
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| ISS Today |
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The case of Simone Gbagbo: a test for domestic jurisdiction
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
Will the Côte d'Ivoire judicial system strike a balance between a politically charged trial and serving justice for victims?
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THINK AGAIN: Renamo's renaissance, and civil war as election strategy
by Simon Allison |
As unlikely as it may have seemed, Renamo's tactics resulted in an effective campaign strategy.
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The roots of radicalism should inform government's response to terror
by Anneli Botha |
Facts, not assumptions, should inform counter-terrorism strategies.
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The business of peacebuilding: what role for the private sector?
by Sibongile Gida |
The SA Development Partnership Agency should work with the private sector in implementing its post-conflict reconstruction and development policies.
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| Events |
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Healthy childhoods can prevent violence: evidence from programmes that work
3 November 2014 |
Members of the teams who developed two successful programmes that can help reduce violence in South Africa will discuss their work.
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Where is open democracy in South Africa today?
4 November 2014 |
Do the Secrecy Bill and other proposed restrictions spell an end to prospects for 'open democracy' in South Africa?
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New forms of old power: traditional governance in the platinum belt
6 November 2014 |
To launch the SA Crime Quarterly special edition, this seminar will discuss corruption, impunity and violence in the platinum mining communities of North West province.
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| Publications |
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Africa's conflict burden in a global context
by Jakkie Cilliers |
This paper determines to what extent conflict in Africa reflects global patterns, and identifies the reasons for these trends.
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