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02 December 2004
ISS Attempts to Join Basson Appeal Bid
The Constitutional Court reserved judgment on Wednesday on an attempt by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) to join an appeal bid by the State against the acquittal of apartheid-era chemical and biological warfare expert Dr Wouter Basson.
The institute seeks permission to join the proceedings as an amicus curiae (friend of the court) to allow it to present arguments on the legal implications arising from the failure to hold Basson accountable under international law.
Quiet Superpower Seduces Africa
Chinese firms court the continent's governments and rake in goodwill in return...
...'China's role in Africa is a major emerging trend,' says Jakkie Cilliers of the Institute for Security Studies.
'Everyone is watching to see how far it will go.'
01 December 2004
Triad Hitmen Were Smuggled In On a Ship
Peter Gastrow of the Institute for Security Studies said the triads often resorted to violence to eliminate competition or persuade debtors to pay money owed. 'There have been a number of what appear to be contract killings of Chinese business people in different cities in South Africa,' he said. The use of contracted hitmen was not a typical feature of triad operations. However, he said, some contract killings had been performed by 'professionals brought in from China'.
30 November 2004
First ISS Publication Translated Into Korean
South Africa: 'No Funds for Training Congolese Troops'
Johannesburg, 29 November (IRIN) - Lack of funds could hamper a joint South African and Belgian agreement to train troops for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) before it goes to the polls next year, according to a senior security analyst. 'The two countries' intention to train six brigades [of about 3,000 soldiers each] will cost at least US $8 to $29 million [but] there are no funds available at the moment,' Henri Boshoff, a senior security analyst with the South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies told IRIN.
29 November 2004
MoU Between ISS and Nairobi Secretariat on Small Arms
Money Laundering Under Scrutiny
At a money laundering workshop organised by South African based Institute for Security Studies with funding from the Norwegian Government held in Blantyre early last month, Justice Minister Henry Phoya said he was worried about Malawi's unprotected regime as regards money laundering and terrorism financing.
Africa Polls Bring Hope But Big Hurdles Lie Ahead
The coming months bring more uncertainty for some of Africa’s least functional states slated to hold elections. Several may simply postpone due to unrest...
...'What we are seeing here is immense pressure being placed on countries to hold elections, even if the situation isn't perfect', said Jan van Eck, a researcher with South Africa's Institute for Security Studies who has spent much of the last decade in Burundi and elsewhere in Africa's Great Lakes region.
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