| 2 July 2015 |
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TALKING POINT
A tale of two kingdoms
by Peter Fabricius |
| This week, South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was dispatched back to Lesotho to try clear up the mess again. And Lesotho’s Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili will participate in a SADC summit in Pretoria to try to find solutions to the crisis.
Things have to be bad when the modern constitutional monarchy of Lesotho is making Swaziland’s absolute, tribal monarchy look good.
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| ISS Spotlight |
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| Research on Africa's most powerful countries discussed with Nigerian government |
An ISS study on the power potential of Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt and Algeria was discussed with top Nigerian government officials in Abuja.
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| ISS Today |
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Why the AU needs to get policing right
by Meressa Kahsu and Ann Livingstone |
Bringing Africa's police chiefs on board will help the AU in overcoming peace and security challenges.
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Can changing the electoral system increase political accountability?
by Judith February |
While South Africa's electoral system does well to support fairness and inclusivity, it seems to generate a deficit in accountability.
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Mali hostage drama a moral catch-22
Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
A new video of South African hostage Stephen McGown highlights the ethical dilemmas posed by terrorist kidnappings.
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Why are young women drawn to extremism?
by Irene Ndungu |
As increasing numbers of young women join extremist groups, counter-radicalisation interventions will require a gendered approach.
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| Events |
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National and international perspectives on crime, violence reduction and criminal justice
15 - 16 October 2015, Johannesburg |
This premier event brings together researchers, academics, policy makers, and practitioners with an interest in criminology and related disciplines.
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Is religious radicalism a threat in Côte d'Ivoire?
Event report |
New research explores the extent of religious radicalism in Côte d’Ivoire from a regional perspective.
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| Publications |
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| South African Crime Quarterly 52 |
Despite growing uncertainty about whether citizens, or even the courts, are able to hold elected politicians to account, the daily grind of criminal justice must go on.
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| Multimedia |
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| Probing the findings of the Marikana Report |
Gareth Newham discusses the recently released Marikana and explains why police commissioner Riah Phiyega must be held accountable as a matter of urgency.
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