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24 February 2006
ISS Today: Arthur Mutambara Returns to Head MDC
Arthur Mutambara, a former militant University of Zimbabwe student leader who spearheaded crippling demonstrations in the late 1980s, is tipped to take over the leadership of the pro-Senate faction at its congress that takes place on 25 -26 February in Bulawayo. The move could boost the fortunes of the pro-Senate faction, which has for the past few months scouted for a leader who could competently challenge MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, who heads the anti-Senate faction.
23 February 2006
Increase in KZN hijackings
...On a national basis, hijacking has fallen 15% over the past two years, with a large decline in Gauteng, according to SAPS statistics quoted by Institute for Security Studies researcher Antony Altbeker.
22 February 2006
Arrests in Harare as Civic Group Protests Mugabe Birthday Festivities
...Reporter Zulu asked researcher Chris Maroleng of South Africa's Institute of Security Studies for his view on the ruling ZANU-PF party's celebratory efforts.
Angola: Ready to play larger security role in Africa
...Festus Aboagye, head of the peace missions programme at the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa, told IRIN that Angola's willingness to be involved in peacekeeping missions was crucial to the country's regional and continental ambitions.
ISS Today: Nine Taken Hostage in Nigeria's Niger Delta
Armed militants in Nigeria's Niger State seized on Saturday nine foreign hostages for the second time in two months amidst rising tension in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta, prompting President Obasanjo to call upon Joint Military Task Force (JTF) to cease further attacks on communities in the region.
20 February 2006
Who are the graft-busters?
Hennie van Vuuren & Andile Sokomani
Would you elect: Tony Leon to sort out the bucket system in your ward? Thabo Mbeki to make sure your potholes are plugged?"
Crime: So little bang for our bucks
Antony Altbeker: COMMENT
South Africa, as most everyone knows, has a lot of crime. What fewer people appreciate is that, at about 3% of gross domestic product (GDP), the R50billion we'll spend on criminal justice in 2006/07 is about three times more than the international average.
People smugglers target SA's porous borders
...The Institute for Security Studies began a research project on Human Trafficking in January. Chandre Gould, a senior researcher for the project, said a meeting would be held this week among some of the organisations with experience in trafficking to figure out how to accumulate data on trafficking.
ISS Today: Nigeria Confirms Bird Flu Spread
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flue has been found on three more farms in northern Nigeria, where thousands of poultry have died recently.
ISS Today: DRC; EU military planners charged with preparations for Congo mission
European Union governments have instructed their military planners to study details of the bloc�s plans to deploy troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, EU diplomats said Wednesday.
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