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07 October 2005
Taxing the middle class
...It would be harder to involve civil society in police, court and prisons work - but the state's delivery there is also appalling. According to the Institute of Security Studies, our spending per capita on our criminal justice system is double that of any other country.
06 October 2005
Malls under siege, says top cop
...Antony Altbeker, a researcher at the Institute of Security Studies, said while the risk was certainly there, people should not panic, as 'the chances of being caught in a robbery are not that great'.
04 October 2005
Fresh Darfur attacks: sign of a peace deal?
...'It's thump and talk, thump and talk - that's the way you flex your muscles' at peace talks, says Richard Cornwell of the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria, South Africa.
03 October 2005
The Sun King, a tree, and me
...Anton du Plessis of the Institute of Security Studies agreed. The surge in mob justice reflected fear and mistrust in the police and government. The rich spent billions on home security, 'the poor turn to vigilantism', he said.
Burundi: Burundi's Rebels Remain Reluctant to Open Peace Talks
...Against this background it is becoming increasingly difficult to proclaim a quick end to the conflict. This at least is the opinion of the South African-based Institute for Security Studies political analyst Jan van Eck, who said in an interview with the VOA that the FNL 'believed that they represent the feeling of the average Hutu person'.
Action lacking as deadline on Congo rebels passes
...'The military options are limited -- they can put out as many ultimatums as they want but these cannot be backed up on the ground,' Henri Boshoff, an analyst at the Johannesburg-cased Institute for Security Studies, told Reuters.
On world stage, France's role is audience favorite
...The South African government's interest in France should be seen in the context of Pretoria's relationship with the European Union, says Prince Mashele, a senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, a think tank in the capital.
Law could ban peacekeepers, encourage terrorists, says DA
...Henri Boshoff, an analyst at the Institute for Security Studies, said that it was unclear whether an exemption in the act to allow South Africans to fight in liberation struggles would be in the bill that is ultimately presented to Parliament.
Police ‘have come a long way in past 10 years’
...At a seminar hosted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation to examine police in a democratic SA, Antony Altbeker said there was a very strong professional ethos within the SAPS and a large number of police officials were aware of the standards that should be attained.
What deaths in custody?
...As the Institute for Security Studies has noted, given the police's focus on combating the trade and use of illegal firearms, it is surprising that more people have not been killed in 'police custody'.
Somaliland Pushes for International Recognition
...An analyst at the South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies, Richard Cornwell, tells VOA the differences in colonial administration and education is one reason why Somaliland is stable, whereas Somalia is still wracked by fighting among clans and warlords.
ISS on under-reporting of crime
The Institute for Security Studies disputed a claim by Safety and Security minister Charles Nqakula to the effect that a study done by the Institute showed that under-reporting of crime was 'generally low' in the country.
...Peter Gastrow, director of the institute said it was not possible to generalise about under-reporting.
Police 'much more stable' despite corruption
...Despite the shadow cast by corruption, research conducted at the CSVR shows that the South African Police Service (SAPS) has improved its performance in the past 10 years. This is according to Antony Altbeker, a senior researcher at the CSVR, who addressed the seminar on Tuesday evening.
Amnesty International Sounds the Alarm Over DRC
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has expressed concern over mounting political and ethnic tensions in the North-Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) -- warning that this might spark renewed conflict in the country.
...Jean-Marie Gasana, a researcher at the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies, believes the threats in North-Kivu can be contained.
In Memoriam: Adv Mukelabai Mukelabai
The Institute for Security Studies is saddened to announce the death of Advocate Mukelabai Mukelabai in Cape Town, South Africa on 29 September 2005.
Mukelabai joined the Cape Town Office of the ISS in June 2004 as Senior Researcher: Organised Crime and Corruption in the SADC Region. He was responsible for, amongst other, a project that is supporting Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States with the implementation of the SADC Protocol Against Corruption and UN Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime.
He was awarded a Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Zambia and a Masters of Law Degree from the University of Sussex. He practiced as an Advocate in the private and public sectors and served as Zambian National Director of Public Prosecutions from 1998 to 2004. He served as a part-time lecturer in criminal law at the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education. Mukelabai also served as a member of the Editorial Board of the Zambian Council of Law Reporting.
Mukelabai – or Muke as he was affectionately known by colleagues and friends - was committed to the work of the ISS and it was our privilege to have him as a colleague. Mukelabai was recognised by all that knew him as being a person of the utmost integrity and dedicated himself to promoting social justice and good government throughout Southern Africa. The region has lost a courageous anti-corruption fighter. We mourn his loss and he will be deeply missed. Our sympathies go to his family, colleagues and friends during this difficult time.
Messages of Condolence can be posted on our web site.
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