World Oceans Day: Balancing commercial and environmental needs
June 8th is World Oceans Day, an opportunity to reflect on the condition of the world’s oceans and our broader relationship with the environment.
What worked here isn’t applicable to conflict in Africa
There is a long-held view in South Africa that the way the political problems were solved in this country between 1990 – when Nelson Mandela was released – and 1994 with the transition to full democracy, is a process applicable to all situations of internal conflict in Africa.
There’s no knowing in an interconnected world
At a recent public discussion of events unfolding in North Africa and the Middle East, Na’eem Jeenah of the Afro Middle East Centre in Johannesburg spoke of how these days, events that used to take decades unfold in just weeks.
Address by Dr Petrus de Kock: ‘Upheaval in the Nile Basin: a tour from Lake Albert, through Southern Sudan, to Cairo’
The South African Institute of International Affairs, Western Cape Branch, invites you to a public seminar to be addressed by Dr Petrus de Kock speaking on ‘Upheaval in the Nile Basin: a tour from Lake Albert, through Southern Sudan, to Cairo’ at The Centre for the Book, 62 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, Cape Town on Tuesday 7 June 2011 at 5:00 for 5:30 pm
AGOA: The foundation of US-SA Trade – Ambassador Demetrios Marantis
The United States of America and South Africa will continue its strong partnership in economic growth, trade and investment.
South Africa’s ambitious foreign policy
South Africa’s diplomatic advances in recent months sees it at the frontline of critical global issues.
Harnessing Regional Integration For Trade, Investment & Growth In Southern Africa
The South African Institute of International Affairs cordially invites you to a workshop on “Harnessing Regional Integration for Trade, Investment & Growth in Southern Africa”.
Ozymandias: The G-8 and Africa
So the Group of 8 (G8) continues to meet, this time in Deauville, France (26 -27 May 2011). What is its relevance to Africa?
Anton Hammerl – A casualty of Libya’s ‘un-civil’ war
Armed conflicts, whether big or small, create confusion as social life is disrupted by acts of organised violence.
The UN Security Council: Is South Africa ready for the prime time?
It is nearly four months since the rebellion started in Libya and it seems that the intervention sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has reached a stalemate.