Tag: security
ISS: As AU chair, South Africa’s leadership fell short in key...
Cyril Ramaphosa handled COVID-19 well, but more could have been done on governance, security and violent extremism.
South Africa is set to conclude its one-year...
ISS: Mali gives China a reality check
China’s role in Africa’s security has been evolving, from its tentative first steps in non-combatant peace operations in 1998 to combat-ready peacekeepers in 2012...
Ethiopia’s Oromo celebrate tense thanksgiving amid tight security
Thousands of people from the Oromo, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, celebrated their thanksgiving festival in Bishoftu city amid tight security on Sunday after the...
ISS: Chad’s illegal drug trade contributes to regional insecurity
On 24 July, a court in Chad sentenced ten people including high-ranking security and intelligence officials as part of a transnational tramadol trafficking cabal. Tramadol...
Total and Mozambique sign security pact for $20 billion natural gas...
French oil major Total has signed a security pact with the Mozambique government to protect a $20 billion natural gas (LNG) project being developed...
Terrorism and security under discussion at the 2020 Sovereign Security conference
Webinar event: Sovereign Security Conference 2020
Topic: Terrorism in the Southern African Development Community
Featuring Professor Renfrew Christie, Jasmine Opperman, Willem Els & Lieutenant General Fannie...
Link between border and rural security highlighted by Free State abduction
Border security is by its nature ranked alongside rural security, sharing dangers including abduction and attackers escaping to a neighbouring country.
Freedom Front Plus (FF+)...
Coronavirus complicates Sahel’s complex security situation
COVID-19 is complicating an already complex security situation in the Sahel, with terrorist groups exploiting the pandemic stepping up attacks on national and international...
Drones “new threat” to US security
US Attorney General William Barr issued guidance to Justice Department agencies on the use of protective measures against drones, including destruction of any posing...
ISS: How might the COVID-19 lockdown affect public safety in SA?
South Africa’s national State of Disaster and associated lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented. It could have a significant impact on...
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Question for Public Works and Infrastructure Minister uses defenceWeb information
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille’s R37 million Beit Bridge fence upgrade as part of government efforts to prevent the spread of...
