ISS Weekly Issue 190, 2015

ISS Weekly
26 November 2015
 
Botswana diamonds
TALKING POINT
The dubious benefits of beneficiation
by Peter Fabricius

Botswana’s diamond industry is often cited as the greatest success story of beneficiation.

But diamond production is about to peak, and the country has been battling to find something to replace them with.
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ISS Spotlight
 
ASP 2015
Enabling constructive debate about Africa’s international justice concerns
ISS events provided a valuable platform for exchange on prickly issues at this year’s ICC Assembly of States Parties.
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ISS Today
 
SAPS
Shooting back: the crisis of police killings in South Africa
by Johan Burger
The ongoing murder of police officials has seen some speaking out in favour of extra-judicial killings, but is that really a solution?
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso set for an electoral uprising?
by William Assanvo
On Sunday, the people of Burkina Faso will head to the polls amid a climate of hope and uncertainty.
Read more... / Pour la version française, cliquez ici...
 
Europe crisis
Squeezing Europe
by Jakkie Cilliers
Europe is struggling to respond to an arc of crisis at a time when global governance is weak.
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Lesotho
SADC report on Lesotho: cause for hope, or more of the same?
by Dimpho Motsamai and Tsoeu Petlane
Lesotho holds its breath as SADC receives the report of its commission of inquiry into the country's turbulent politics and insecurity.
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Publications
 
Beaten bad
Beaten bad: The life stories of violent offenders
by Chandré Gould
This monograph takes readers on a journey through the lives of incarcerated offenders to understand why crime in South Africa is so violent, and how it can be prevented.
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Multimedia
 
Burkina Faso
Vues d’Afrique: Des attentes élevées pour les prochaines élections au Burkina Faso
William Assanvo évoque les élections du 29 novembre prochain au Burkina Faso.
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ISS Opportunity
 
ISS
ISS Pretoria: Director of Programmes
Closing date: 11 December 2015
The director will oversee planning and delivery by all ISS programmes in line with the organisation's 2016-2020 strategy.
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ISS
ISS Pretoria: Senior Researcher and Coordinator, African Futures and Innovation
Closing date: 11 December 2015
The candidate will coordinate a small team that focuses on large-scale analysis, forecasting and scenario development of Africa's long-term future.
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