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  South African economic diplomacy: Engaging the private sector and parastatals

  Institute for Security Studies, 2015

  An effective economic-diplomacy policy requires cooperation between the government and the private sector, as has been acknowledged by the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in its White Paper on foreign policy. However, state-business relations in South Africa are characterised by high levels of mistrust and ad hoc engagements.
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  Sexual violence beyond conflict termination:impunity for past violations as a recipe for new ones?

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2011

  Based on a pilot study of seven African countries – Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and South Africa – this Policy & Practice Brief presents insights on amnesty regimes and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) beyond conflict termination.
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  It’s not just Xenophobia Factors that lead to violent attacks on foreigners in South Africa and the role of the government

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2011

  South Africa attracts migrant foreigners because of its reputation as a free, democratic, and developing country. South Africa has long been considered a hub of employment for foreign workers lured by the diamond and gold industries since the apartheid period.
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  Are South Africa's youth really a 'ticking time bomb'?

  Afrobarometer, 2015

  This paper reviews longitudinal survey data on South Africa’s political culture produced by the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (1994-1998) and Afrobarometer (2000-2011) and finds that while there are real problems with democratic citizenship in South Africa, these problems are largely not peculiar to young people.
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  The 2009 KwaZulu-Natal election: a drop in levels of intimidation and violence?

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2009

  This report is based on the analysis of 523 observation records submitted by the African Alliance for Peace (AfAP) observer teams covering the pre-polling, polling and post polling periods of the elections in KwaZulu-Natal in violent ‘hot spots’ throughout the province.
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  South Africa’s peacekeeping role in Burundi: challenges and opportunities for future peace missions

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2007

  The peaceful resolution of Africa’s conflicts is one of the cornerstones of South Africa’s foreign policy. It is intended to create a better South Africa, Africa, and world.
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  Women transforming conflicts in Africa: descriptive studies from Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Sudan

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2007

  There is evidence of successful efforts to constructively respond to conflict and to undertake transformation, reconstruction and reconciliation in Africa. The inclusion of women as a strategic constituency is central to sustaining and consolidating peace efforts. The involvement of women in post-conflict reconstruction is also critical to the transformation of conflict.
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  Rape and other forms of sexual violence in South Africa

  Institute for Security Studies, 2014

  The high rate of rape and other forms of sexual violence in South Africa has sparked concern and outrage, leading to law reform, parliamentary debates, marches and campaigns. It has also led to a range of policy interventions intended to reduce the number of people who fall victim to these crimes.
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  Land, biodiversity and the extractive industries in southern Africa. How effective are legal and institutional frameworks in protecting people and the environment?

  Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2013

  In the natural resources sector, laws are often formulated to regulate the relationship between men and the environment. Ideally, the law can play a vital role in regulating and protecting communities from adverse environmental and social impacts of mining, loss of land, biodiversity and natural wealth, as well as other human rights violations.
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  SADC 2014 - 2015: Are South Africa and Zimbabwe shaping the organisation?

  Institute for Security Studies, 2014

  This policy brief discusses the chairing of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its key institutions by South Africa and Zimbabwe, for the duration of their tenure from 2014 to 2015.

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