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ISS Live: Preventing corruption and organised crime: upstreaming interventions
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (45+ words) ISS Live: Preventing corruption and organised crime: upstreaming interventions'ISS Africa ISS Live: Preventing corruption and organised crime: upstreaming interventions The convergence of organised crime and corruption in South Africa calls for prevention measures that complement law enforcement. Published on 27 March…...
Upstreaming offers SA a smarter response to organised crime and corruption
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (898+ words) Published on 26 March 2026 in ISS Today South Africa " one of the world's youngest democracies " is currently resisting the global trend towards authoritarianism. The country has a strong culture of free speech, a multi-party governing coalition and a generally independent media…...
Planning to fail: why SA is not preventing violence and crime
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (845+ words) Published on 24 March 2026 in ISS Today The deployment of South Africa's army to quell crime and violence in five provinces has made headlines. Aside from politicians, proponents of this approach tend to be those living in communities most affected by…...
The Madagascar upheaval – coup, revolution or ‘coupvolution’?
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (898+ words) Published on 20 March 2026 in ISS Today The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has taken a gamble in not suspending Madagascar for the "coupvolution" that deposed president Andry Rajoelina on 12 October 2025 and brought Colonel Michael Randrianirina to power. Randrianirina assumed control…...
SA needs stronger partnerships, not promises, to curb gender-based violence
1+ week, 2+ day ago (952+ words) Published on 18 March 2026 in ISS Today Following sustained civil society advocacy, in November 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared gender-based violence and femicide a national disaster in South Africa. And yet the crisis featured less in this year's State of the Nation…...
National commissioner must lead on tackling SA police corruption
2+ week, 3+ day ago (929+ words) Published on 10 March 2026 in ISS Today Since the Madlanga Commission and Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee hearings began last year, several police ministers and members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and metropolitan police have faced hard questions about their…...
Johannesburg’s water crisis clouds Africa’s bold new water vision
3+ week, 3+ day ago (828+ words) Published on 03 March 2026 in ISS Today African leaders recently adopted a visionary plan to transform water from a source of vulnerability into a foundation for prosperity. Part of the plan's success depends on major regions and cities leading the way....
Mozambique’s LNG renewal: opportunity amid security and secrecy risks
3+ week, 4+ day ago (635+ words) Published on 02 March 2026 in ISS Today The resumption of TotalEnergies" large natural gas extraction project is an opportunity to transform Mozambique"s abundant natural wealth into economic development, especially for the impoverished northern Cabo Delgado province. However, the persistent terrorist…...
Task team a small step towards justice for SA police corruption
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1036+ words) Published on 10 February 2026 in ISS Today Under directions from President Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has set up a task team to investigate alleged crimes identified by the Madlanga Commission. A 29 January statement from the Presidency named…...
Blue justice will be the real test of the Chagos deal
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (789+ words) Published on 09 February 2026 in ISS Today The 2025 United Kingdom (UK)-Mauritius agreement over the Chagos Archipelago was a victory for international law and post-colonial justice. But how the deal is implemented will be the real test of whether justice is…...