| 19 February 2015 |
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TALKING POINT
Lies, damn lies and statistics: Zuma heralds a new dawn to a benighted nation
by Peter Fabricius |
| On paper, South Africa will soon wake from Eskom's long, dark night to a brilliant dawn. Yet there were many devils in the details of Zuma’s State of the Nation Address.
Even without the major distractions of Julius Malema and his fellow Economic Freedom Fighters being violently evicted from Parliament, the Democratic Alliance walking out in sympathy and cellphone signals being jammed, listeners would probably have struggled to make complete sense of President Jacob Zuma's SONA speech on the vexed question of electricity.
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| Press release |
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| Failure to reduce poverty threatens Kenya's economic success |
Kenya is missing its MDG poverty reduction targets, but now has an opportunity to stimulate pro-poor growth.
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| ISS Today |
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UN staying in eastern DRC - for now
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
The decision by Kinshasa to go it alone against the FDLR does not mean the UN is withdrawing from other operations against rebel forces in the DRC.
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Post-conflict development: how South Africa can make a difference through SADC
by Naomi Kok |
Regional organisations are playing an increasingly important role in post-conflict development. As a major player in the region, what can South Africa achieve through SADC?
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No quick fix to get rid of Boko Haram
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
A military intervention is only the first step in combating the terror group.
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Xenophobia in South Africa: dispelling the myths, explaining the reality
by Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo |
South Africa should show real leadership on the continent by replacing xenophobic falsehoods with evidence-based narratives and solutions.
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| Events |
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Xenophobia in Africa
Course application deadline: 20 February 2015 |
The course will examine xenophobia, and interrogate discrimination based on national identity in various parts of Africa.
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The 2013 general elections in Kenya: the integrity of the electoral process
by Collette Schulz-Herzenberg, Peter Aling'o and Sebastian Gatimu |
This policy brief investigates the factors that affected electoral integrity before, during and after the 2013 general elections in Kenya.
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| Peace and Security Council Report No 66 |
What really happened behind the scenes at the AU summit in Addis Ababa?
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Voter information in Kenya's 2013 election: news media, political discussion and party campaigns
by Collette Schulz-Herzenberg, Peter Aling'o and Sebastian Gatimu |
To what extent did the media influence Kenyans in the 2013 elections? Do new technologies help political parties to reach voters? This policy brief gives answers and recommendations.
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| Multimedia |
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| Xenophobia: myths vs. reality |
Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo dispels the rumors and myths around xenophobic attacks in South Africa. What are the facts and what should the government do about this threat to security?
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